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Earthquake @ mentioned among the extraordinary phenomena of Palestine kjv@Psalms:18:7; comp. kjv@Habakkuk:3:6; kjv@Nahum:1:5; kjv@Isaiah:5:25). The first earthquake in Palestine of which we have any record happened in the reign of Ahab (kjvKings:19:11-12). Another took place in the days of Uzziah, King of Judah kjv@Zechariah:14:5). The most memorable earthquake taking place in New Testament times happened at the crucifixion of our Lord kjv@Matthew:27:54). An earthquake at Philippi shook the prison in which Paul and Silas were imprisoned (Act 16:26). It is used figuratively as a token of the presence of the Lord kjv@Judges:5:4; kjv@2Samuel:22:8; kjv@Psalms:77:18 kjv@Psalms:97:4 kjv@Psalms:104:32 ).