Genesis 19:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw them. He got up and went to them. He bowed to show respect and said, “Sirs, please come to my house, and I will serve you. There you can wash your feet and stay the night. Then tomorrow you can continue your journey.” The angels answered, “No, we will stay the night in the city square.”

Cross References

Genesis 18:22

So the men turned and started walking toward Sodom while Abraham stood there before the Lord.

Hebrews 13:2

Always remember to help people by welcoming them into your home. Some people have done that and have helped angels without knowing it.

Job 31:32

I always invited strangers into my home so that they would not have to sleep in the streets.

Luke 17:28

“It will be the same as during the time of Lot, when God destroyed Sodom. Those people were eating, drinking, buying, selling, planting, and building houses for themselves.

Genesis 11:27

This is the history of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran. Haran was the father of Lot.

Genesis 18:16

Then the men got up to leave. They looked toward Sodom and began walking in that direction. Abraham walked with them to send them on their way.

Genesis 19:10

But the two men staying with Lot opened the door, pulled him back inside the house, and closed the door.

Psalm 69:12

They talk about me in public places. The beer drinkers make up songs about me.

Genesis 13:12

Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities in the valley. Lot moved as far as Sodom and made his camp there.

Genesis 23:12

Abraham bowed before the Hittites.

Genesis 48:12

Then Joseph took the boys off Israel’s lap, and they bowed down in front of his father.

Ruth 4:1

Boaz went to the place where people gather near the city gates. He sat there until the close relative he had told Ruth about passed by. Boaz called to him, “Come and sit here, friend.”

Job 29:7

“Those were the days when I went to the city gate and sat in the public meeting of the elders.