frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (
Exodus 9:23 ). It is mentioned by Haggai as a divine judgment (
Haggai 2:17 ). A hail-storm destroyed the army of the Amorites when they fought against Joshua (
Joshua 10:11 ). Ezekiel represents the wall daubed with untempered mortar as destroyed by great hail-stones (Ezek.
13:11 ). (See also
38:22 ;
Revelation 8:7 ;
11:19 ;
16:21 .)
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.