Genesis 19:27
And Abraham riseth early in the morning, unto the place where he hath stood [before] the face of Jehovah;
Young's Literal Translation
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 looketh expectingly from behind him, and she is — a pillar of salt!
Cross References
Genesis 18:22and the men turn from thence, and go towards Sodom; and Abraham is yet standing before Jehovah.
Ezekiel 16:49Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.
Hebrews 2:1Because of this it behoveth [us] more abundantly to take heed to the things heard, lest we may glide aside,
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 →