Genesis 18:24 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? ”

• Genesis 18:24 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  - The Visit of the Lord to Abraham 2. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body in token of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclination of the body to entire pro...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Peradventure . perhaps.

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• Genesis 18:24 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?

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• Genesis 18:24 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein? No JFB commentary on these verses.

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• Genesis 18:24 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Visit of the Angels to Abraham. The Judgment of Sodom announced. Abraham intercedes on its Behalf In this beautiful narrative the writer dwells on the unique revelations of God's purposes with...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  ABRAHAM'S INTERCESSION FOR SODOM Genesis 18:1-33 THE scene with which this chapter opens is one familiar to the observer of nomad life in the East. During the scorching heat and glaring light o...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Abraham Pleads for Sodom Genesis 18:16-33 Christ had visited Abraham's tent, but He did more. He trusted him with His secrets, and led him almost unconsciously to a degree of faith and prayer t...

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• Genesis 18:24 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is the account of the sixth appearance of God to Abraham. In it four phases of relationship between God and Abraham are revealed. God visited Abraham and Abraham provided for Him. God bestowed o...

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• Genesis 18:24 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city ,.... Within the Pentapolis, which consisted of five cities; and so ten righteous persons are supposed to be in each, as Jarchi observes, agreea...

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• Genesis 18:24 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that [are] therein? Ver. 24. Peradventure there be fifty righteous. ]...

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• Genesis 18:24 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  A DIVINE VISITATION Though previous to this chapter we read twice of the Lord appearing to Abraham (ch.13:7; 17:1), we are not told in what way He appeared. Now, in chapter 18 we are faced with wh...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Abraham's Intercession for Sodom. B. C. 1898.       23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Within the city, i.e. in the cities concerned, as appears by Genesis 18:20 , and Genesis 19:25 ; the singular number for the plural, as is frequent, as Genesis 3:22 1 Chronicles 10:1 , c...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And Abraham drew near and said, “Will you consume the righteous with the wicked? It may be that there are fifty righteous within the city. Will you consume, and not spare the place for the fifty rig...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 18:23 . The righteous with the wicked.] Heb. A righteous man with a wicked one ( Numbers 16:19-22 ; Psalms 11:4-7 ). Genesis 18:25 . That be far from Thee. ] The H...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Genesis 18:17-19 . And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be b...

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• Genesis 18:24 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 18:1 . The plains, or the oak, of Mamre, which became a far-famed place, because of Abraham's intercourse with the heavenly guests. Genesis 18:2 . Three men. The manners of the east,...

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• Genesis 18:24 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Abraham stood yet before the Lord Abraham’s intercession for Sodom The intercession of Abraham is the first prayer that the Bible records; and in its great characteristics, human and spiritual,...

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• Genesis 18:24 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Genesis 18:23 And Abraham drew near . I .e. to Jehovah; not simply locally, but also spiritually. The religious use of יִגַּשּׁ as a performing religious services to God, o...

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• Genesis 18:24 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Abraham's Intercession

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• Genesis 18:24 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  there. Genesis 18:32 Isaiah 1:9 Jeremiah 5:1 Matthew 7:13 Matthew 7:14 spare. Acts 27:24

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• Genesis 18:24 - Wells of Living Water Commentary

  The Prayer of Abraham for Lot Genesis 18:17-33 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. The Lord appeared unto Abraham. As we approach this remarkable 18th chapter of Genesis we do not find the first time that t...

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