When the morning arose, then the angels hurried Lot, saying, "Arise, take your wife, and your two daughters who are here, lest you be consumed in the iniquity of the city."

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

גשׁ־ < הלאה (gesh - hāl'âh), meaning “approach to a distant point,” or “stand back.”

סנורים (san'evērı̂ym

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

When the morning arose. —Lot had thus the night for making his preparations, but part of this he spent in his visits to his sons-in-law.

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I have always felt pleased to think that there were precisely enough hands to lead out these four people, Lot, and his wife, and their two daughter…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The angels hastened Lot. Having praised the faith and piety of Lot, Moses shows that something human still clung to him, because the angel…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And when the morning arose
When it was break of day, for as yet the sun was not risen, nor did it rise until Lot got …

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Lot was good, but there was no one else of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Therefore, care was t…

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