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The sunהַשֶּׁמֶשׁhad risenיָצָאoverעַלthe earthהָאָרֶץwhen Lotוְלוֹטcameבָּאto Zoar.צֹעֲרָה
Genesis 19:23
Study it in the app“The sun had risen over the earth when Lot came to Zoar.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 19:23, word by word
- The sunשֶּׁמֶשׁshemesh
sun
The star that gives light and heat by day and marks the day and the year; "under the sun" means in this world.
Where else “shemesh” appears- had risenיָצָאyatsa
spring up
To spring up, be born, come from something.
Where else “yatsa” appears- the earthאָרֶץarets
earth
The whole world, everything under the sky.
Where else “arets” appears- when Lotלוֹטlot
Lot
Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.
Where else “lot” appears- cameבָּאba
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears- to Zoarצֹעֲרָtsoara
Zoar
See it on the mapWhere else “tsoara” appears
Places in this verse
Zoar ?
Today: possibly Safi, south of the Dead Sea, Jordan
A small town near the Dead Sea; its site is not known for certain.
Lot fled there when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; the town was spared because of his plea (Gen 19:20-22).
The context
22Hurry, escape there, for I cannot do anything until you arrive there.” That is why the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 · This verse (above)
24Then YHWH rained on Sodom and on Gomorrah sulfur and fire from YHWH out of the heavens.
To study Genesis 19 in a group
1. What it says
How was Lot’s family brought out of Sodom, and what happened to Lot’s wife (vv. 15-26)?
2. What it means
What does the text show about Elohim’s mercy in bringing Lot out of the city (vv. 16, 29)?
3. How I live it
What from the past is hard for you to let go of, and what step could help you move forward?