It happened, 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 lived.

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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

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

God remembered Abraham. Although Moses does not assert that the deliverance of Abraham’s nephew was made known to him, yet since he says t…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the
plain
Not when he had destr…

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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