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# Hail
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Hail is pieces of ice that fall from the sky during rain storms. Most hail is very small, only a few centimeters wide. However, it can be bigger than this. Some hail can be twenty centimeters wide and can weigh more than a kilogram. Hail destroys crops when it falls on them.
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God sometimes sends hail to punish people when they have disobeyed him.
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See: Punish (Punishment)
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God sent hail and lightning as a judgment on the people of Egypt (see: Exodus 9:23-24; Psalm 105:32). This was the seventh plague against Egypt.
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In the book of Revelation, God punishes unbelievers with hail and fire (see: Revelation 8:7). This destroys one third of the trees and all the green grass on earth.
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See: Judge (Judgment); Plague; Fire
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