Genesis 19:27
And Abraam rose up early to go to the place, where he had stood before the Lord.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
In Context
26And his wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.
Cross References
Genesis 18:22And the men having departed thence, came to Sodom; and Abraam was still standing before the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:49Moreover this was the sin of thy sister Sodom, pride: she and her daughters lived in pleasure, in fulness of bread and in abundance: this belonged to her and her daughters, and they helped not the hand of the poor and needy.
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 →