Overview
The Bible addresses winter across 13 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Acts, Genesis and Psalms. Closely related themes include Summer, Paul, Night and Providence of God, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Paul.
Key Bible verses about winter
Old Testament
New Testament
Acts
Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, because the fast was now already past, Paul admonished them, the fast: the fast was on the tenth day of the seventh month
And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by any means they might attain to Phenice, and there to winter; which is an haven of Crete, and lieth toward the south west and north west.
And after three months we departed in a ship of Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose sign was Castor and Pollux.
People in the Bible and winter
Biblical figures whose stories intersect with this theme.
In the Bible dictionary
Studying winter for yourself
- Begin with Genesis 8:22, then read the passages below in canonical order.
- Compare how Acts, Genesis and Psalms each treat the theme.
- Consider the lives of Paul and how their stories intersect with it.
- Widen the study to related themes: Summer, Paul, Night and Providence of God, the.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Bible say about winter?
The Bible addresses winter across 13 verses, drawn from both the Old and New Testaments. These passages cluster most in Acts, Genesis and Psalms. Closely related themes include Summer, Paul, Night and Providence of God, the. Figures whose stories touch this theme include Paul.
How many Bible verses are about winter?
The Bible references winter in 13 verses (King James Version).
Where does the Bible first mention winter?
In canonical order, the first of these passages is Genesis 8:22: “While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Which people in the Bible are associated with winter?
Paul.
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