Genesis 18:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 18:20 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 18:20 — KJV
“And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;”
— Genesis 18:20 (KJV)
Genesis 18:20 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 18:20
“And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:20: lord, because, great
“For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, even every man upon his son, and upon his brother; that he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. For Moses...: or, And Moses said, Consecrate yourselves to day to the LORD, because every man hath been against his brother, etc Consecrate...: Heb. Fill your hands”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:20: lord, because, sin
“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the LORD: for men abhorred the offering of the LORD.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:20: lord, great, sin
“And David was greatly distressed; for the people spake of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and for his daughters: but David encouraged himself in the LORD his God. grieved: Heb. bitter”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:20: lord, because, great
“And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto the LORD, I have sinned greatly in that I have done: and now, I beseech thee, O LORD, take away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 18:20: lord, great, sin
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