Genesis 19:23
19:22 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, LittleThe sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. risen: Heb. gone forth
KJV
The sun had risen on the earth when Lot came to Zoar.
The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
The sun was risen on the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
What does Genesis 19:23 mean?
Genesis 19:23 is a verse in the book of Genesis, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh), יָצָא (yâtsâʼ), אֶרֶץ (ʼerets).
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HENRY_FULL · Genesis 19:17–25
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And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Genesis 19:30And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Isaiah 36:17Until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards.
Isaiah 37:28But I know thy abode, and thy going out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. abode: or, sitting
Isaiah 41:25I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah 48:3I have declared the former things from the beginning; and they went forth out of my mouth, and I shewed them; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass.
Frequently asked questions
What does Genesis 19:23 say?
Genesis 19:23 (King James Version) reads: "The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar. risen: Heb. gone forth"
Is Genesis 19:23 in the Old or New Testament?
Genesis 19:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Genesis.
Who wrote the book of Genesis?
The book of Genesis is traditionally attributed to Moses.
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