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2781 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Canaan; Canaanite.2
… , unto Sodom, and Gomorrah,.…” “Canaan” is the land west of the Jordan, as in Numbers 33:51 : “When ye are passed over Jordan into the land of Canaan” (cf. Joshua 22:9 - 11 ). At the …
2782 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Clean, to Be.18
… of Sodom and Gomorrah. Zion’s hope lay in this cleansing by means of an offering: “And they shall bring all your brethren for an offering unto the Lord out of …
2783 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Come.2
… unto Sodom.” Interestingly, this verb can also mean “to come” and “to return.” Abram and his family “came” to the land of Canaan ( Genesis 12:5 ), while in Deuteronomy 28 …
2784 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Come Near, Approach.2
… that Sodom be spared.The word is often used to describe ordinary “contact” of one person with another ( Genesis 27:22; 43:19 ). Sometimes nâgash describes “contact …
2785 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Doorway.4
… of Sodom at the “doorway” of his home, having shut the door behind him ( Genesis 19:6 ). Larger buildings had larger entryways, so in Genesis 43:19 pethach may be rendered …
2786 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Elder; Aged.2
… of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young [ na’ar “young man”], all the people from every quarter” (cf. Joshua 6:21 ). A similar usage of zâqên and “young” appears …
2787 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. End.20
… of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter.” A similar usage occurs in Genesis 47:21, except that the phrase is repeated …
2788 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Fight.7
… of Sodom, and the king of Gomorrah, … and they joined battle with them in the vale of Siddim.”
2789 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Find.5
… in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes” ( Genesis 18:26 ). This same emphasis appears in the first biblical occurrence …
2790 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Flee.5
… of Sodom and Gomorrah. :$ is the common word for “fleeing” from an enemy or danger ( Genesis 39:12; Numbers 16:34; Joshua 10:6 ). The word is also used to describe “escape …
2791 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Gate.3
… to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom …” ( Genesis 19:1 ). Within major cities there were usually strongly fortified citadels with “gates” ( Nehemiah 2:8 ). Certain …
2792 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Lie.5
… of Sodom, compassed the house round …” ( Genesis 19:4 —the first occurrence of the verb). Shâkab also signifies “lying down asleep.” The Lord told Jacob: “… The land whereon …
2793 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Remember.3
… from Sodom because of His covenant with Abraham to bless all the nations through him ( Genesis 18:17 - 33 ): “God remembered Abraham, and brought Lot out of the catastrophe …
2794 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Remove, Depart.8
… spare Sodom and Gomorrah and to bear away the sin of the place.
2795 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Sin.26
In a few passages the term connotes the guilt or condition of sin: “… The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and … their sin is very grievous” ( Genesis 18:20 ).
2796 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Sin.30
… of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.”
2797 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Sister.4
… cities (Sodom and Samaria; Ezekiel 16:46 ) are portrayed as sisters—Hebrew names of geographical entities are feminine.
2798 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Turn Towards, Turn Back.6
In the sense of “to turn around” pânâh is used of changing one’s direction so as to leave the scene. So “the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom …” ( Genesis 18:22 —the first biblical occurrence of the verb).
2799 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Work.8
… of Sodom …” ( Genesis 14:2 ). Sometimes the word represents an action: “And Joshua made peace with them, and made a league with them …” ( Joshua 9:15 ). “To make a mourning” is to …
2800 Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words, p. Ashes.5
"to turn to ashes," is found in 2 Peter 2:6, with reference to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.