And it came to pass, that when God destroyed all the cities of the region round about, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when the Lord overthrew those cities in which Lot dwelt.

And they also took Lot, the son of Abram's brother, and his baggage, and departed, for he dwelt in Sodom.

And the two angels came to Sodom at evening. And Lot sat by the gate of Sodom. And Lot, having seen them, rose up to meet them, and he worshipped with his face to the ground, and said,

I have hated the assembly of evildoers; and will not sit with the ungodly.

Do not be deceived: "Evil associations corrupts good habits."

and He rescued righteous Lot, who was oppressed by the indecent conduct of lawless [men]

(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, tormented his righteous soul by seeing and hearing their lawless deeds)--