Genesis 18:28
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 18:28 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 18:28 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 18:28 — KJV
“Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.”
— Genesis 18:28 (KJV)
Genesis 18:28 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 18:28
“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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“And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.”
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“Those that were numbered of them, even of the tribe of Gad, were forty and five thousand six hundred and fifty.”
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“And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and five thousand and six hundred and fifty.”
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“I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?”
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