Genesis 14:10
“And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits ; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And the vale of Siddim was full of slimepits,.... Or "wells" or "fountains of slime" or bitumen (s); a liquid of a…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 14:1-24
- Abram Rescues Lot 1. אמרפל 'amrāpel, Amraphel; related: unknown. אלריוך 'aryôk, Ariok, “leonine?” related: ארי…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Slime-pits - Places where asphaltus or bitumen sprang out of the ground; this substance abounded in that country.
Fell…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 14:1-12
We have here an account of the first war that ever we read of in scripture, which (though the wars of the nations make…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
full of slime pits i.e. bitumen pits. Bitumen, or asphalt, is found in the neighbourhood of the Dead Sea. Josephus…
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