Genesis 19:20
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 19:20 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 19:20 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?)..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 19:20 — KJV
“Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.”
— Genesis 19:20 (KJV)
Genesis 19:20 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 19:20
“And he said unto him, Behold now, there is in this city a man of God, and he is an honourable man; all that he saith cometh surely to pass: now let us go thither; peradventure he can shew us our way that we should go.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 19:20: behold, now, city
“These six cities shall be a refuge, both for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner among them: that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 19:20: flee, one, let
“Moreover your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, which in that day had no knowledge between good and evil, they shall go in thither, and unto them will I give it, and they shall possess it.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 19:20: now, little, one
“That the slayer might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour unawares, and hated him not in times past; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live:”
Shares key themes with Genesis 19:20: flee, one, thither
“Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known; the children...: or, naughty men”
Shares key themes with Genesis 19:20: now, city, one
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