Genesis 18:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 18:16 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 18:16 — KJV
“And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.”
— Genesis 18:16 (KJV)
Genesis 18:16 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 18:16
“And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:16: men, thence, toward
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them that went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the LORD in Shiloh.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:16: men, rose, went
“And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:16: men, looked, went
“And David arose, and went with all the people that were with him from Baale of Judah, to bring up from thence the ark of God, whose name is called by the name of the LORD of hosts that dwelleth between the cherubims. Baale: or, Baalah, that is, Kirjathjearim whose name...: or, at which the name, even the name of the LORD of hosts, was called upon”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:16: rose, thence, went
“And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden: (now the Chaldees were against the city round about:) and the king went the way toward the plain.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:16: men, toward, went
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