Genesis 19:1 meaning and explanation

Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,

Genesis 19:1, Berean Standard Bible

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The two visitors are the angels who left Abraham in the previous chapter. Lot, Abraham's nephew, is sitting in Sodom's gateway, the open area where elders and judges conducted city business, so his position hints at standing in the town.

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