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Genesis 18:31 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Genesis 18:31 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 18 verse 31 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake.”
Genesis 18:31 (KJV)
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Commentary on Genesis 18:31
And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord: Peradventure there shall be tw... 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 18:31
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“a new and living way”
“and not give up”
“See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, who am but dust and ashes.,And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:,וַיַּעַן אַבְרָהָם וַיֹּאמַר הִנֵּה־נָא הוֹאַלְתִּי לְדַבֵּר אֶל־אֲדֹנָי וְאָנֹכִי עָפָר וָאֵפֶר׃ ,And Abraham answered and said: Behold now”
“praying at all times in the Spirit”
“that we may receive mercy”
“being evil”
“although he will not rise and give it to him because he is his friend”