Genesis 19:17
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Cross-references
In Genesis 19:15, the angels first urge Lot to flee lest he be consumed — the directive here to escape to the mountain is a continuation of that same command.
In Genesis 19:22, the angel says 'I cannot do anything till you arrive there' — explaining why Lot must reach Zoar quickly, making the mountain-escape command urgent.
Genesis 19:26 shows the direct consequence of disobeying: Lot's wife looked back and became a pillar of salt.
Genesis 19:12 shows the angels first gathering Lot's family — the warning that leads directly to this urgent command to flee.
Genesis 19:30 shows Lot obeying this command by settling in the mountain, though only after first stopping in Zoar.
Genesis 13:10 shows Lot choosing the plain for its beauty — the very land he now must flee to escape its destruction.
Genesis 13:11 records Lot choosing the plain of Jordan — the same plain from which he must now urgently flee.
Luke 17:32 explicitly says 'Remember Lot's wife' as a warning against looking back during urgent escape.
Matthew 3:7 warns people to flee from the coming wrath of God, echoing this escape from Sodom's divine judgment.
In Matthew 24:16-18, Jesus gives a similar instruction: flee to the mountains, and don't return for belongings.
Luke 9:62 says no one who looks back is fit for God's kingdom, spiritualizing this warning against hesitation.
Luke 17:31 tells those on the housetop not to come down, echoing the command not to turn back for possessions.
In Zechariah 2:6, God commands fleeing from the north, similar to the angel's command for Lot to escape Sodom.
In Luke 21:21, Jesus warns to flee to the mountains during judgment, echoing the command to Lot in Sodom.
In Zechariah 2:7, the call to escape Babylon parallels the escape command from Sodom in Genesis.
Jeremiah 48:6 echoes the same urgent plea: 'Flee, save your lives' — a command to flee destruction like the one given to Lot.
Philippians 3:13 calls to forget what is behind and strain forward, paralleling the need to move ahead without looking back.