Of great importance in Palestine owing to the want of rain during a large portion of the year; hence spoken of as a source of fertility (Gen. 27: 28; Deut. 33: 13); and in poetry as typical of any beneficial effect produced by quiet means (Deut. 32: 2; Ps. 110: 3; Ps. 133: 3; Prov. 19: 12; Song. 5: 2; Isa. 18: 4; Isa. 26: 19; Hosea 6: 4; Hosea 13: 3; Hosea 14: 5; Micah 5: 7).