1 (geometry) A polyhedron with parallel ends of the same size and shape, the other faces being parallelogram-shaped sides.  A transparent block in the shape of a prism (typically with triangular ends), used to split or reflect light.
To the Jews, solar eclipses meant that the moon was passing between the sun and the earth, thereby blocking the suns light. Notwithstanding the physical explanation of a solar eclipse, there is also spiritual significance to it: At the time when the sun is eclipsed, it is an unfavorable period for the world. A parable: This can be compared to a human king who made a feast for his subjects, and placed a lantern before them.
What the Bible Says About Rainbows. Throughout Scripture, the rainbow symbolizes Godâs glory â the radiance of his beauty, holiness, and perfection. Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.f God put a rainbow in the sky to symbolize the constraint of his anger, then he is still angry, and justly so because men are still sinners, as they were before the flood. One day, his anger will be restrained no more.