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Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
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The Gradual Slide to Compromise
Commentators highlight that Lot's move was a process. He didn't immediately settle in Sodom but chose the fertile plain and then 'pitched his tent toward Sodom.' This illustrates how compromising with worldly values is often a gradual slide, a 'longing toward Sodom' that eventually leads one into its direct influence.
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Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain. —Hebrew, of the Ciccar. Not yet within their walls, but in their neighbourhood, a…
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Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan In that part of the land strictly so called, where the family of the Canaanites had their ab…
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