Abroad. —Hebrew, outside —that is, outside the city.

Perhaps the old man's legs trembled under him; he felt that he could not run so far; and, besides, the mountain seemed so bleak and dreary; he coul…

Escape for your life. This was added by Moses to teach us that the Lord not only stretches out his hand to us for a moment to begin our sa…

And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad ,
&c.] Into the fields of Sodom, or the suburbs of it: …

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…