And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
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Interpretation
Here is the first solemn prayer upon record in the Bible; and it is a prayer for the sparing of Sodom. Abraham prayed earnestly that Sodom might be spared, if but a few righteous persons should be found in it.
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This thought runs through Genesis 18:25-29.
Glossary
- Abraham Person
- Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Gen. 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises.