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EAST WIND

A notable climatic feature of Israel in which powerful winds blow from east to west, negating the normal sea breeze from the Mediterranean. Occurring within a 50-day period in early fall, these winds (Heb. qāḏîm) are known today as khamsin (from Arab. “50”) or sirocco. They are notable for their strength (often 95+ kph[60+ mph]), extremely low humidity (under 7 percent), and intensely hot weather (40° temperature increases within hours have been recorded). Capable of reducing green crops to dry, brown husks in a single day, they also spawn wildfires. These winds were viewed as an instrument of God’s judgment, being known as “the wind of the Lord” (Isa. 59:19; esp. Hos. 13:15). This same weather pattern is noted in Gen. 41:6; Isa. 27:8; Jer. 4:11.

Dennis M. Swanson






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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