Genesis — Chapter 19

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Genesis 19:1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them ^Rrose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Genesis 19:2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, ^Rturn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and ^Rwash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, ^RNay; but we will abide in the street all night.

Genesis 19:3 And he ^Rpressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them ^Ra feast, and did bake ^Runleavened bread, and they did eat.

Genesis 19:4 ^RBut before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, ^Rall the people from every quarter:

Genesis 19:5 ^RAnd they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.

Genesis 19:6 And ^RLot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,

Genesis 19:7 ^RAnd said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.

Genesis 19:8 Behold now, ^RI have two daughters which have not known man; ^Rlet me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for ^Rtherefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Genesis 19:9 And they said, ^RStand back. And they said again, ^RThis one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they ^Rpressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.

Genesis 19:10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.

Genesis 19:11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house ^Rwith blindness, both small and great: so ^Rthat they wearied themselves to find the door.

Genesis 19:12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? ^Rson in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:

Genesis 19:13 For we will destroy this place, because the ^Rcry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the ^RLORD hath sent us to destroy it.

Genesis 19:14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, ^Rwhich married his daughters, and said, ^RUp, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed ^Ras one that mocked unto his sons in law.

Genesis 19:15 And when the morning arose, then the angels ^Rhastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which ^Tare here; lest thou be consumed in the ^Tiniquity of the city.

Genesis 19:16 And while he ^Rlingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; ^Rthe LORD being merciful unto him: and they ^Rbrought him forth, and set him without the city.

Genesis 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that ^Rhe said, Escape for thy life; ^Rlook not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

Genesis 19:18 ^RAnd Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:

Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, ^Rand thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, ^Rlest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 19:20 Behold now, ^Rthis city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) ^Rand my soul shall live.

Genesis 19:21 And he said unto him, ^RSee, I have ^Taccepted thee concerning this thing also, ^Rthat I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.

Genesis 19:22 Haste thee, escape thither; ^Rfor I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was ^Rcalled ^TZoar.

Genesis 19:23 The sun was ^Trisen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.

Genesis 19:24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;

Genesis 19:25 ^RAnd he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.

Genesis 19:26 But his wife ^Rlooked back from behind him, ^Rand she became a pillar of salt.

Genesis 19:27 And Abraham gat up ^Rearly in the morning ^Rto the place where he stood before the LORD:

Genesis 19:28 ^RAnd he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 19:29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, ^Rthat God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

Genesis 19:30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; ^Rfor he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Genesis 19:31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is ^Rnot a man in the earth ^Rto come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:

Genesis 19:32 ^RCome, let us make our father ^Rdrink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve ^Rseed of our father.

Genesis 19:33 And they made their father ^Rdrink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 19:34 ^RAnd it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

Genesis 19:35 ^RAnd they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.

Genesis 19:36 ^RThus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.

Genesis 19:37 And the first born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the ^RMoabites unto this day.

Genesis 19:38 And the younger, she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same is the father of the ^Rchildren of Ammon unto this day.

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Genesis 19:1–11 — The Angels Enter Sodom

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Two angels arrive in Sodom and enter Lot’s house. The men of the city surround the house with wicked intent, but the visitors bring Lot inside and strike the men at the door with blindness.

Key Truth: The chapter openly portrays the grave wickedness present in Sodom.

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Genesis 19:12–22 — Lot Is Brought Out

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The angels warn Lot that the city will be destroyed. Lot’s sons in law do not take his warning seriously, and Lot lingers, but the LORD is merciful and the angels bring Lot, his wife, and two daughters out.

Key Truth: Lot’s escape is explicitly connected with the LORD’s mercy toward him.

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Genesis 19:23–29 — Sodom and Gomorrah Overthrown

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The LORD rains brimstone and fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah and overthrows the cities of the plain. Lot’s wife looks back and becomes a pillar of salt. The text says God remembers Abraham and sends Lot out of the overthrow.

Key Truth: God’s judgment upon the cities occurs just as the warning declared.

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Genesis 19:30–38 — Lot and His Daughters

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Lot later lives in a cave with his daughters. Their actions result in the births of Moab and Benammi, identified as ancestors of the Moabites and the children of Ammon.

Key Truth: The chapter records the troubling origin account of two peoples who later appear repeatedly in the biblical narrative.

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