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He said, "Please, my brothers, don`t act so wickedly.
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An Appeal to Humanity
Commentator John Gill explains that when Lot calls the men of Sodom "brethren," he is not referring to family or faith, as they were from different lineages and religions. Instead, he is making a desperate appeal to their shared humanity and their relationship as neighbors, using "soft and loving language" to reason with them and de-escalate the crisis.
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Genesis
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18th Century
Presbyterian
גשׁ־ < הלאה (gesh - hāl'âh), meaning “approach to a distant point,” or “stand back.”
סנורים (san'evērı̂ym
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And said, I pray you, brethren Not by family or nation, for the Sodomites were of the race of Ham, in the line of Ca…
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…