1. השׂתחיה vayı̂śtachû “bow,” or bend the body as a sign of respect to God or man. The attitude varies from a slight inclinati…

He was in no hurry to close that blessed interview; when he had once come into the Lord's immediate presence, he lingered there.

Those who ar…

The cry of Sodom. The Lord here begins more clearly to explain to Abraham his counsel concerning the destruction of the five cities, altho…

And the Lord said The Targum of Jonathan adds, to the ministering angels, the two angels that were with him in the likene…

The two who are understood to be angels went toward Sodom. The one who is called Jehovah throughout the chapter remained with Abraham and would not…