Genesis 19:27
And Abraham rose early in the morning, to the place were he stood before the LORD:
Webster Bible
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 his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Cross References
Genesis 18:22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went towards Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Ezekiel 16:49Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fullness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
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 →