Genesis 19:29
in Genesis 19So 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.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
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 dwelt.
KJV
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.
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This verse in Genesis 19
Commentary
5 notes on this verseGod remembered Abraham - Though he did not descend lower than ten righteous persons, (see Gen 18:32), yet the Lord had respect to the spirit of his petitions, and spared all those who could be called righteous, and for Abraham’s sake offered salvation to all the family of Lot, though neither his sons-in-law elect nor his own wife ultimately profited by it. The former ridiculed the warning; and the latter, though led out by the hands of the angel, yet by breaking the command of God perished with the other gainsayers.
This site's exposition
He remembered Abraham
The verse credits the rescue to God, who remembered Abraham. Lot was brought out of the catastrophe, and the cities where he lived were destroyed. Genesis uses this word of God acting on a promise, as when He remembered Noah at 8:1 and Rachel at 30:22. The intercession of chapter 18 is answered here.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
He remembered Abraham, and, for his sake, sent Lot out of the overthrow. God will certainly give an answer of peace to the prayer of faith, in his own way and time; though, for a while, it seem to be forgotten, yet, sooner or later, it will appear to be remembered.
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
when God destroyed the cities, &c.--This is most welcome and instructive after so painful a narrative. It shows if God is a "consuming fire" to the wicked [De 4:24; Heb 12:29], He is the friend of the righteous.
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The words behind it
22 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֗י | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| בְּשַׁחֵ֤ת | beshachet | when destroyed | H7843 → | 146 times |
| אֱלֹהִים֙ | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| עָרֵ֣י | ʾarei | [the] cities of | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| הַכִּכָּ֔ר | hakikar | the valley | H3603 → | 68 times |
| וַיִּזְכֹּ֥ר | vaiyizkor | and he remembered | H2142 → | 230 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אַבְרָהָ֑ם | ʾavraham | Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| וַיְשַׁלַּ֤ח | vayshalach | and he sent out | H7971 → | 845 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| לוֹט֙ | lot | Lot | H3876 → | 33 times |
| מִתּ֣וֹךְ | mitokh | from [the] middle of | H8432 → | 418 times |
| הַהֲפֵכָ֔ה | hahafekhah | the overthrow | H2018 → | |
| בַּהֲפֹךְ֙ | bahafokh | when overthrew | H2015 → | 94 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָשַׁ֥ב | yashav | he had dwelt | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בָּהֵ֖ן | bahen | in <the> them | ||
| לֽוֹט׃ | lot | Lot | H3876 → | 33 times |
וַיְהִ֗יand it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
בְּשַׁחֵ֤תwhen destroyed
beshachetH7843 →146 times
אֱלֹהִים֙God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
עָרֵ֣י[the] cities of
ʾareiH5892 →1090 times
הַכִּכָּ֔רthe valley
hakikarH3603 →68 times
וַיִּזְכֹּ֥רand he remembered
vaiyizkorH2142 →230 times
אֱלֹהִ֖יםGod
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אַבְרָהָ֑םAbraham
ʾavrahamH85 →175 times
וַיְשַׁלַּ֤חand he sent out
vayshalachH7971 →845 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
לוֹט֙Lot
lotH3876 →33 times
מִתּ֣וֹךְfrom [the] middle of
mitokhH8432 →418 times
הַהֲפֵכָ֔הthe overthrow
hahafekhahH2018 →
בַּהֲפֹךְ֙when overthrew
bahafokhH2015 →94 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יָשַׁ֥בhe had dwelt
yashavH3427 →1079 times
בָּהֵ֖ןin <the> them
bahen
לֽוֹט׃Lot
lotH3876 →33 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 145:20The LORD preserves all who love Him, but all the wicked He will destroy.
it leads to
- Exodus 20:6
but showing loving devotion to a thousand generations of those who love Me and keep My commandments.
- John 10:27–29
My sheep listen to My voice; I know them, and they follow Me.
- Romans 8:28–30
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.
- Psalms 97:10
Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Exodus 20:6
Through
Genesis 8:1But God remembered Noah and all the animals and livestock that were with him in the ark. And God sent a wind over the earth, and the waters began to subside.
it leads to
- Genesis 30:22
Then God remembered Rachel. He listened to her and opened her womb,
- Psalms 136:23
He remembered us in our low estate His loving devotion endures forever.
- Exodus 2:24
So God heard their groaning, and He remembered His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
- 1 Samuel 1:19
The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered…
- Genesis 30:22
Where this verse is studied
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Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentary on Genesis; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.