Genesis 19:23 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. {risen: Heb. gone forth}”

Genesis 19:23

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And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken. {thee: Heb. thy face}

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. {Zoar: that is, Little}

The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. {risen: Heb. gone forth}

Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

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Genesis 19:1

"And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing {them} rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;"

Genesis 19:2

"And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night."

Genesis 19:3

"And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat."

Genesis 19:4

"But before they lay down, the men of the city, {even} the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:"

Genesis 19:5

"And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where {are} the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them."

Genesis 19:6

"And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,"

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