Genesis 19:17 — And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back… — ESV | maBible

Read Genesis 19:17 (English Standard Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: Genesis 19.17, Genesis 19v17, Gen. 19:17. And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

Other reference formats: Genesis 19.17, Genesis 19v17, Gen. 19:17.

17 And as they brought them out, one said, “Escape for your life. Do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley. Escape to the hills, lest you be swept away.”

Passage themes

The visitors speak — he said
Flee to survive — Escape for thy life
No looking back — look not behind thee
The urgency to leave — neither stay thou in all the plain

Notes and references

19:17 ver. 26; [Matt. 24:16-18]
19:17 ch. 13:10

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Le premier signe d'alliance L'arc-en-ciel apparaît pour la première fois dans la Bible comme un signe d'alliance : Dieu le place dans le ciel après le déluge pour promettre qu'il ne détruira plus jamais la terre par les eaux (Genèse 9:13-15).

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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