Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain. Lot, though a good man, was weak in the faith, and therefore too easily induced to conform to the world; whereas Abram, believing "in the city which hath foundations" - in that only which can have foundations, because it is the only one whose foundations are laid in perfect righteousness and perfect truth-the city "whose builder and maker is God," - looked for this, and because he looked for it, would take no portion in the cities of corruption round him, but, dwelling in tents, witnessed against them, and declared plainly that he sought a country, (Trench, 'Huls. Lect.')