Genesis 18:22
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.”Genesis 18:22
What Does Genesis 18:22 Mean?
Genesis 18:22 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 18, verse 22 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Genesis 18:22 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 19:17“And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.”Genesis 19:1“And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;”Genesis 18:2“And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,”Ezekiel 22:30“And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.”Acts 7:55“But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,”1 Timothy 2:1“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;”Psalms 106:23“Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.”Jeremiah 18:20“Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.”Genesis 18:1“And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;”Genesis 18:33“And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.”Genesis 19:27“And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:”Deuteronomy 5:5“(I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,”Jeremiah 15:1“Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.”Genesis 18:16“And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.”Ezekiel 10:1“Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.”Ezekiel 14:23“And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.”
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