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Genesis 18:22

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And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.
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  1. Genesis 19:1Rank 1 from verse 22
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    1AND there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

  2. 1 Timothy 2:1Rank 2 from verse 22
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    1I EXHORT therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men;

  3. Acts 7:55Rank 3 from verse 22
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    55But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looked up stedfastly into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God,

  4. Ezekiel 22:30Rank 4 from verse 22
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    30And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

  5. Jeremiah 18:20Rank 5 from verse 22
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    20Shall evil be recompensed for good? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that I stood before thee to speak good for them, and to turn away thy wrath from them.

  6. Psalms 106:23Rank 6 from verse 22
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    23Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy them.

  7. Genesis 18:1–2Rank 7 from verse 22
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    1AND the Lord appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;

    2And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,

  8. Jeremiah 15:1Rank 8 from verse 22
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    1THEN said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  9. Genesis 18:16Rank 9 from verse 22
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    16¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

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Genesis 18:22

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turned

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of turn, meaning to change direction, position, condition, purpose, or allegiance; to cause such a change.

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COMBINED MEANING

thence

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From that place, position, point, or source; away from there.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

toward

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1. In the direction of or in relation to. 2. Approaching. 3. Inclined or ready.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

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Sodom

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The city of Sodom near the Dead Sea, destroyed in the judgment recorded in Genesis.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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Abraham

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The patriarch formerly named Abram, whom God appointed to be a father of many nations.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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yet

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1. Up to or at the present or stated time; still. 2. At some future time. 3. Nevertheless; however. 4. In addition; further.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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18:16¶ And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

18:17And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

18:18Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?

18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

18:20And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;

18:21I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.

18:22And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord.

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