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how many of you know the answer to this.?
how many people know where , when and why the rainbow came to be.
10 Answers
- *Casey *Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
God promised Noah that he would never flood the earth again & he put the rainbow in the sky so everytime we see it we can remember the promise
Source(s): I love Jake!! - 1 decade ago
In the old testament, God put it (the rainbow) in the sky after the flood to promise (Noah) the earth that he would never flood it again.
Source(s): Genesis Chapter 9 - madeintheusa1234Lv 61 decade ago
Isnt the rainbow suppossed to be a sign between God and ummm someone- that reminds them that they have kinda made the promise to each other? i know its in the old testament somewhere!
- meep meepLv 71 decade ago
It came from Physics, I really don't want to explain cause I already passed physics class and don't wanna return to that state of mind.
Let's just say it's the spectrum of light from teh sun shining through the droplets of water after the rain
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- 1 decade ago
it depends on how you look at it: the scientific way and the way of the bible.
scientific: there mus have been some type of translucent object that caught a ray of light and there was the spectrum of light in the sky
bible: after the flood god promised that he wouldn't destroy the earth with water and that was the sign of his promise, that and the dove with the olive branch
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Wasn't that the sign that God gave to let us know he would never flood the earth again? After the flood where Noah built the ark?
- Anonymous1 decade ago
God's promise not to flood the earth again. Seems to have changed his mind though.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Right after the rain storm once the sun shined...
Source(s): '][' [[]] [[]] ][, - Anonymous1 decade ago
I don't know...maybe I will be enlightened?!
Thank you.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I have no idea.
Please fill me in.