In the street. —That is, the broad open space of the city. (Judges 19:20) In a warm climate there is little hardship i…

Nay, but we will abide in the street. The angels do not immediately consent, so that they might more fully investigate the character of th…

And he said, behold now, my lords
Taking them to be, and bespeaking them as persons of quality, who appeared with ma…

Lot was good, but there was no one else of the same character in the city. All the people of Sodom were very wicked and vile. Therefore, care was t…