Genesis 19:27

And Abraham rises early in the morning to the place where he has stood [before] the face of YHWH;

Literal Standard Version

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 looks from behind him, and she becomes a pillar of salt!

28and he looks on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and on all the face of the land of the circuit, and sees, and behold, the smoke of the land went up as smoke of the furnace.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:22and the men turn from there, and go toward Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before YHWH.

Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this has been the iniquity of your sister Sodom, || Arrogancy, fullness of bread, and quiet ease, || Have been to her and to her daughters, || And the hand of the afflicted and needy || She has not strengthened.

Hebrews 2:1Because of this it is more abundantly necessary to take heed to the things heard, lest we may drift 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 →

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