Genesis 19:27
And Abraham got up early in the morning and went to the place where he had been talking with the Lord:
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
In Context
26But Lot's wife, looking back, became a pillar of salt.
Cross References
Genesis 18:22And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:49Truly, this was the sin of your sister Sodom: pride, a full measure of food, and the comforts of wealth in peace, were seen in her and her daughters, and she gave no help to the poor or to those in need.
Hebrews 2:1For this reason there is the more need for us to give attention to the things which have come to our ears, for fear that by chance we might be slipping away.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 19:27
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. This also is written for our admonition. Our Saviour refers to it ( Luke xvii. 32 ), Remember Lot's wife. As by the example of Sodom the wicked are warned to turn from their wickedness, so by the example of Lot's wife the righteous are warned not to turn from their righteousness. See Ezek. iii. 18 , 20 . We have here, I. The sin of Lot's wife: She looked back from behind him. This seemed a small thing, but we are sure, by the punishment… Read the whole commentary →