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Old TestamentGenesis · Chapter 19

Genesis 19:22

Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 19:22 — by Collins Asein

Quick Summary

Genesis 19:22 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was call..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.

Genesis 19:22 — KJV

Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar. Zoar: that is, Little

Genesis 19:22 (KJV)

Genesis 19:22 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.

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Cross-References for Genesis 19:22

(For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city; for they will say, They flee before us, as at the first: therefore we will flee before them. drawn: Heb. pulled

Shares key themes with Genesis 19:22: till, come, therefore

And the coast of the children of Dan went out too little for them: therefore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshem, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and possessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father.

Shares key themes with Genesis 19:22: therefore, name, called

After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

Shares key themes with Genesis 19:22: thither, any, come

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. it be called...: Heb. my name be called upon it

Shares key themes with Genesis 19:22: therefore, name, city

And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.

Shares key themes with Genesis 19:22: any, till, come

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Collins Asein — Christian Author & Founder of PrayerKey