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Genesis 19:26

Genesis 19:26
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And Abraham got up early in the morning,.... Perhaps he had had but little sleep the whole night, his thoughts being taken up with what was to befall the cities of the plain; and especially being in…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Genesis 19:1-38

- The Destruction of Sodom and Amorah 9. גשׁ־<הלאה gesh-hāl'âh, “approach to a distant point,” stand back. 11. סנורים sanevērı̂ym, “blindness,” affecting the mental more than the ocular vision. 37.…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

She became a pillar of salt - The vast variety of opinions, both ancient and modern, on the crime of Lot's wife, her change, and the manner in which that change was effected, are in many cases as…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

This also is written for our admonition. Our Saviour refers to it (Luk 17:32), Remember Lot's wife. As by the example of Sodom the wicked are warned to turn from their wickedness, so by the example of…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

a pillar of salt Lot's wife for disobeying the command, recorded in Gen 19:19, was, according to the tradition, changed into a pillar of salt. Our Lord's words, "Remember Lot's wife" (Luk 17:32),…

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