Genesis 19:17 · WEB
“It came to pass, when they had taken them out, that he said, "Escape for your life! Don't look behind you, and don't stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, lest you be consumed!"”
— Genesis 19:17
Era
Patriarchs (~2000 BC)
Emotion
anxious
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
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This verse is part of Genesis 19. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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