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(1) And there came two angels. — Heb., And the two angels came. It is a continuation of the preceding narrative, and takes up the history from Genesis 18:22.
Lot sat in the gate of Sodom. — He had therefore become a citizen of Sodom, probably after the deliverance from the Elamite invasion, when, as a relative of Abraham, he would be treated with great honour. This personal respect had made him close his eyes to the sinfulness of the people, and he had consented to live inside the town, and even to let its citizens marry his daughters. Meanwhile all intercourse between him and Abraham apparently had ceased, and he had lost all share in the covenant of circumcision.