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Genesis 18:20 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Genesis 18:20 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 18 verse 20 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”
Genesis 18:20 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 18:20
And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very gri... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
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Cross-References for Genesis 18:20
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“because the outcry against them has grown great before Yahweh that Yahweh has sent us to destroy it.,For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.,כִּי־מַשְׁחִתִים אֲנַחְנוּ אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה כִּי־גָדְלָה צַעֲקָתָם אֶת־פְּנֵי יְהוָה וַיְשַׁלְּחֵנוּ יְהוָה לְשַׁחֲתָהּ׃ ,for we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxed great before the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.”
“this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride”
“The shew of their countenance doth witness against them; and they declare their sin as Sodom”
“But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.”
“What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to me from the ground.,And he said, What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto me from the ground.,וַיֹּאמֶר מֶה עָשִׂיתָ קוֹל דְּמֵי אָחִיךָ צֹעֲקִים אֵלַי מִן־הָאֲדָמָה׃ ,And He said: What hast thou done? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth unto Me from the ground.”
“the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields”
“and the men of Judah his pleasant plant: and he looked for justice”
“work you for your name's sake”