And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Study Helps
Interpretation
Lot was good, but there was not one more of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile.
Glossary
- Jordan Valley Place
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: Jordan Valley.
- Abraham Person
- Father of a multitude, son of Terah, named ( Gen. 11:27 ) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the promises.