And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
A striking verse to point out the immense distinction of character between two of the men which accompanied the third, and the Lord of whom it is said, that Abraham stood yet before him. See Genesis 19:1
The following is the first form of prayer recorded in the Bible, and observe it is all along in the style of intercession. Was not Abraham here, a type of the blessed Jesus? Luke 13:9.