The Angel Of Rain

Ta'anit 25b

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Rabbah said: I myself saw this Ridya (angel of rain). It resembles a calf, and its lips are parted, and it stands between the lower deep and the upper deep. To the upper deep it says: Drip down your waters. To the lower deep it says: Spring up your waters, as it is said: "The flowers appear on the earth, etc." (Song of Songs 2:12).

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