Keraia
Genesis 19

Genesis 19:29

The Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah · Genesis 19:24–29
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Translations

Modern
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
Traditional
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Literal
And it came to pass when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow when He overthrew the cities in which Lot had dwelt.
Latin
Cum enim subverteret Deus civitates regionis illius, recordatus Abrahæ, liberavit Lot de subversione urbium in quibus habitaverat.

Original

Hebrew
English
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.

Notes

Genesis 19:29

God listened to Abraham's plea (compare 18:23–32). But Lot lost everything during the destruction of Sodom. His choice to live in the fertile land of Sodom eventually led him into a dangerous situation (13:10–13). After this, he could no longer remain in the land he had chosen.

Genesis 19:1–38

The Canaanites were evil people who tried to corrupt others. God judged their immoral civilization and warned others not to be like them. It was difficult to get Lot and his family out of Sodom. But it was even more difficult to remove Sodom's influence from them.

This chapter helped later Israelites understand the moral and spiritual dangers of the people living in and around the promised land. This included the Canaanites and Lot’s descendants, the Moabites and the Ammonites (see Numbers 22–25; Deuteronomy 23:3–6; Joshua 24:9; Judges 10:7–9; 11:4–5; 1 Samuel 10:27; 1 Kings 11:1–3; 2 Kings 24:2).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Lot Symbolic Numbers

Events

Parallels

Luke 17:20–37

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Lot: Abraham's nephew; rescued from Sodom's destruction

Glossary

Abraham Admah Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Cities of the Plain Dead Sea Ebla Tablets Ezekiel, Book of Genesis, Book of Gomorrah Jude, Letter of Lot Patriarchs, Period of the Peter, Second Letter of Remnant Sodom and Gomorrah Zoar

Topics

Anthropomorphisms: Miscellaneous Figures Sodom: Destroyed on Account of the Wickedness of the People