 | Leon Kass - Philosophy - 2003 - 722 pages
...Gomorrah is great, and verily, their sin [chata'tham] is exceeding grievous. I 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." (18:20-21) The cry of injustice rising from these two cities has brought... | |
 | Ilunga - Religion - 2004 - 96 pages
...of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I 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" (Gen. 18:20, 21). When sins of far-reaching consequences for the earth were... | |
 | Martin Sicker - Religion - 2004 - 297 pages
...consideration. Accordingly, God informs Abraham of His intention, adding, 1 ' 1 "/ 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. " Whatever he may have thought earlier, Abraham now understood clearly why... | |
 | Maro - Religion - 2004 - 130 pages
...Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 211 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, 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: hut... | |
 | Benedictus de Spinoza - Philosophy - 2005 - 429 pages
...belief God was revealed to him ; as Abraham imagined, He spake thus : " I 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." Further, the Divine testimony concerning Abraham asserts nothing but that... | |
 | Charles Anderson Godby, Jr. - Religion - 2005 - 530 pages
...Sodom Ajnd_Gj)morrah Is Great. And Because Ihejr Sjn Is Very (grievous: I 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. And the (two) men (with The Lord and Abraham) turned their faces from thence... | |
 | David John Farmer - Business & Economics - 2005 - 244 pages
...of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, I 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" (Genesis, 1 8:2021). Justice is understood as divine retribution. Views diverge... | |
 | Walter Curtis Lichfield - Religion - 2005 - 702 pages
...Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; 19:21 "I 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." 19:22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom:... | |
 | Thomas Gross - Religion - 2006 - 266 pages
...of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous; I 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. And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham... | |
 | Chris R. Thorogood - Religion - 2006 - 414 pages
...of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous: I 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' Genesis 18:20-21. A further 330 years have passed since the people became... | |
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And the Lord said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous, I 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. 
