Genesis 46:16

46:16 The sons of Gad:

Zephon, ¹  Haggi, Shuni, Ezbon, Eri, Arodi, and Areli.

Genesis 19:29

19:29 So when God destroyed ²  the cities of the region, ³  God honored ⁴  Abraham’s request. He removed Lot ⁵  from the midst of the destruction when he destroyed ⁶  the cities Lot had lived in.

[46:16]  ¹ tc The MT reads “Ziphion,” but see Num 26:15, the Samaritan Pentateuch and the LXX, all of which read “Zephon.”

[19:29]  ² tn The construction is a temporal clause comprised of the temporal indicator, an infinitive construct with a preposition, and the subjective genitive.

[19:29]  ³ tn Or “of the plain”; Heb “of the circle,” referring to the “circle” or oval area of the Jordan Valley.

[19:29]  ⁴ tn Heb “remembered,” but this means more than mental recollection here. Abraham’s request (Gen 18:23-32) was that the Lord not destroy the righteous with the wicked. While the requisite minimum number of righteous people (ten, v. 32) needed for God to spare the cities was not found, God nevertheless rescued the righteous before destroying the wicked.

[19:29]  ⁵ sn God’s removal of Lot before the judgment is paradigmatic. He typically delivers the godly before destroying their world.

[19:29]  ⁶ tn Heb “the overthrow when [he] overthrew.”