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2781 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Angel.7
… at Sodom: “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 …
2782 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Boundary.5
… , unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha” ( Genesis 10:19 ). In Exodus 34:24, Numbers 21:22, 1 Chronicles 21:12, and Psalms 105:31 - 32, gebûl is paralleled …
2783 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Break.2
… of Sodom threatened to “break” Lot’s door to take his house guests.The common word for “breaking” things, shâbar describes the breaking of earthen vessels …
2784 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 …
2785 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 …
2786 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 …
2787 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 …
2788 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 …
2789 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 …
2790 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 …
2791 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.”
2792 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 …
2793 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 …
2794 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 …
2795 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 …
2796 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 …
2797 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Remove, Depart.8
… spare Sodom and Gomorrah and to bear away the sin of the place.
2798 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 ).
2799 Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words, p. Sin.30
… of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.”
2800 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.