Genesis 19:23

The sun had risen upon the earth when Lot reached Zoar.

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The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

In Context

22Hurry! Escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” Therefore the city was called Zoar.

24Then Yahweh rained down upon Sodom and Gomorrah sulfur and fire from Yahweh out of the sky.

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Matthew Henry on Genesis 19:16-24

15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city. 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind… Read the whole commentary →

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