Genesis 19:27

Early in the morning, Abraham went to the hill where he talked with God before.

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And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:

In Context

26But Lot’s wife turned around and looked back at what was happening to Sodom, and straight away her body turned into a block of salt.

28He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and all the flat country around them, and he saw a lot of smoke, like a really big bush fire.

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Cross References

Genesis 18:22Then the other 2 men turned and walked towards Sodom. They left Abraham standing in front of God.

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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