range, yellow, green, blue and indigo, will leave the raindrop at angles in between. Usually, a rainbow will be seen when rain is falling in one part of the sky and the sun is shining in the other. For the rainbow to be visible, the sun must be behind the observer, who is in effect, facing the rain. Since only one color of light is observed from each raindrop, an incredible number of raindrops is required to produce the magnificent spectrum of colors that are characteristic of a rainbow. (Kemp, 102)
             The etymology of the word rainbow is very diverse. Its connection with rain and heaven is very apparent in almost every culture. Balto-Finnic languages such as the Finnish, Ingrian and Karelian use the word sateenkaari , which places the emphasis on rain. This emphasis continues into the Germanic languages as well: German Regenbogen, Swedish regnbage, Old Norse regnbogi, and Danish regnbue. Also very widespread is the connection with heaven. This is apparent in the French language which uses the word arc-en-ciel. In Latin there are many different expressions denoting the rainbow: arcus pluvius 'rainbow', arcus caelestis 'bow of the heaven or gods', arcus coloratus ' colored bow'. (Shweizer, 60)
             In the Bible the rainbow is referred to in both the New and Old Testaments, both in fairly similar contexts. The most well known rainbow is found in the Old Testament where the rainbow is a sign of the covenant between God and Noah. Genesis 9:13 reads: "I do set my bow in the cloud; and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth." The common interpretation of this rainbow
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