Vileness
As Abraham sought solace beneath the blazing sun, the heavens opened with a divine spectacle: three celestial messengers descended upon the plain of Mamre. Abraham, overcome with reverence, raced to greet them, offering water and bread. The angels, accepting his hospitality, rested under the shade of a tree, foreshadowing monumental revelations.
As Abraham prepared a lavish feast, the visitors delivered a thunderous prophecy: despite their advanced age, Sarah would bear a son named Isaac. The divine announcement struck Sarah with disbelief, but the Lord’s unwavering promise foretold a future entwined with both joy and judgment. Meanwhile, the angels proceeded to the wicked city of Sodom, where their arrival prompted a violent mob and grim scenes of depravity.
In the aftermath, the angels dragged Lot and his family to safety as the skies erupted with fire and brimstone, razing Sodom and Gomorrah. Lot’s wife, turned to salt, became a haunting symbol of the devastation. Seeking refuge in a cave, Lot’s daughters, driven by desperation, seduced their father to continue their lineage, resulting in a cursed legacy destined for destruction.
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Genesis
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Jasher
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Jubilees
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Exposition
Jubilee: 42
Year: 2048
Month: 4
Day: 1
YHWH and two angels visit Abraham
Genesis 18:1-5
Jasher 18:3-5
Jubilees 16:1
Rising Action
A meal is prepared
Genesis 18:6-8
Jasher 18:6-8
The visitors ask for Sarah
Genesis 18:9-15
Jasher 18:9
Jubilees 16:2-4
The visitors discuss revealing the plan to Abraham
Genesis 18:16-21
The two angels leave for Sodom
Genesis 18:22
Jasher 18:10
Climax
A wicked description of Sodom and Gomorrah
Jasher 18:11-17
The tragedy of the traveler and Hedad
Jasher 18:18-43
The wicked ruling judges of the cities of Sodom
Jasher 19:1-7
The poor treated wickedly
Jasher 19:8-10
Eliezer’s unfortunate encounter in Sodom
Jasher 19:11-22
The tragedy of Paltith, Lot’s daughter
Jasher 19:24b-35
The tragedy of a caring woman
Jasher 19:36-44
Abraham discusses Sodom with YHWH
Genesis 18:23-33
The two angels arrive in Sodom and meet with Lot
Genesis 19:1-3
Jasher 19:45-47
The men of Sodom attempt evil acts with the angels
Genesis 19:4-11
Lot tries to convince his family that the angels will destroy Sodom
Genesis 19:12-14
Falling Action
The angels send Lot and his family out of the city
Genesis 19:15-17
Jasher 19:48-50
Jubilees 16:7
Lot requests that he and his family go to Zoar
Genesis 19:18-23
Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
Genesis 19:24
Jasher 19:51
Jubilees 16:5-6
Ado becomes a pillar of salt
Genesis 19:25-26
Jasher 19:52-54
Abraham sees the results of the destruction
Genesis 19:27-29
Jasher 19:56
Resolution
Lot and his daughters dwell in a cave
Genesis 19:30
Jasher 19:55
Lot’s daughters get Lot drunk and sleep with him
Genesis 19:31-36
Jasher 19:57-58a
Jubilees 16:8
Judgment executed upon Lot’s children
Jubilees 16:9
Jubilee: 42
Year: 2048
Month: 4
Day: 1
YHWH and two angels visit Abraham
Genesis 18:1-2
1 And the LORD appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre: and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day;
2 And he lift up his eyes and looked, and, lo, three men stood by him: and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent door, and bowed himself toward the ground,
Jasher 18:3-4
3 And in the third day Abraham went out of his tent and sat at the door to enjoy the heat of the sun, during the pain of his flesh.
4 And the Lord appeared to him in the plain of Mamre, and sent three of his ministering angels to visit him, and he was sitting at the door of the tent, and he lifted his eyes and saw, and lo three men were coming from a distance, and he rose up and ran to meet them, and he bowed down to them and brought them into his house.
Jubilees 16:1
1 And on the new moon of the fourth month we appeared unto Abraham, at the oak of Mamre, and we talked with him, and we announced to him that a son would be given to him by Sarah his wife.
Genesis 18:3-5
3 And said, My LORD, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray thee, from thy servant:
4 Let a little water, I pray you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree:
5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
Jasher 18:5
5 And he said to them, If now I have found favor in your sight, turn in and eat a morsel of bread; and he pressed them, and they turned in and he gave them water and they washed their feet, and he placed them under a tree at the door of the tent.
A meal is prepared
Genesis 18:6-8
6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.
Jasher 18:6-8
6 And Abraham ran and took a calf, tender and good, and he hastened to kill it, and gave it to his servant Eliezer to dress.
7 And Abraham came to Sarah into the tent, and he said to her, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it and make cakes to cover the pot containing the meat, and she did so.
8 And Abraham hastened and brought before them butter and milk, beef and mutton, and gave it before them to eat before the flesh of the calf was sufficiently done, and they did eat.
The visitors ask for Sarah
Genesis 18:9
9 And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis 18:10
10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Jasher 18:9
9 And when they had done eating one of them said to him, I will return to thee according to the time of life, and Sarah thy wife shall have a son.
Genesis 18:11
11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Genesis 18:12-15
12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
13 And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
14 Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
15 Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Jubilees 16:2
2 And Sarah laughed, for she heard that we had spoken these words with Abraham, and we admonished her, and she became afraid, and denied that she had laughed on account of the words.
Jubilees 16:3-4
3 And we told her the name of her son, as his name is ordained and written in the heavenly tablets (i.e.) Isaac,
4 And (that) when we returned to her at a set time, she would have conceived a son.
The visitors discuss revealing the plan to Abraham
Genesis 18:16-21
16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
17 And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;
18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
20 And the LORD said, Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous;
21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me; and if not, I will know.
The two angels leave for Sodom
Genesis 18:22
22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD.
Jasher 18:10
10 And the men afterward departed and went their ways, to the places to which they were sent.
A wicked description of Sodom and Gomorrah
Jasher 18:11-17
11 In those days all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah, and of the whole five cities, were exceedingly wicked and sinful against the Lord and they provoked the Lord with their abominations, and they strengthened in aging abominably and scornfully before the Lord, and their wickedness and crimes were in those days great before the Lord.
12 And they had in their land a very extensive valley, about half a day’s walk, and in it there were fountains of water and a great deal of herbage surrounding the water.
13 And all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah went there four times in the year, with their wives and children and all belonging to them, and they rejoiced there with timbrels and dances.
14 And in the time of rejoicing they would all rise and lay hold of their neighbor’s wives, and some, the virgin daughters of their neighbors, and they enjoyed them, and each man saw his wife and daughter in the hands of his neighbor and did not say a word.
15 And they did so from morning to night, and they afterward returned home each man to his house and each woman to her tent; so they always did four times in the year.
16 Also when a stranger came into their cities and brought goods which he had purchased with a view to dispose of there, the people of these cities would assemble, men, women and children, young and old, and go to the man and take his goods by force, giving a little to each man until there was an end to all the goods of the owner which he had brought into the land.
17 And if the owner of the goods quarreled with them, saying, What is this work which you have done to me, then they would approach to him one by one, and each would show him the little which he took and taunt him, saying, I only took that little which thou didst give me; and when he heard this from them all, he would arise and go from them in sorrow and bitterness of soul, when they would all arise and go after him, and drive him out of the city with great noise and tumult.
The tragedy of the traveler and Hedad
Jasher 18:18-43
18 And there was a man from the country of Elam who was leisurely going on the road, seated upon his ass, which carried a fine mantle of divers colors, and the mantle was bound with a cord upon the ass.
19 And the man was on his journey passing through the street of Sodom when the sun set in the evening, and he remained there in order to abide during the night, but no one would let him into his house; and at that time there was in Sodom a wicked and mischievous man, one skillful to do evil, and his name was Hedad.
20 And he lifted up his eyes and saw the traveler in the street of the city, and he came to him and said, Whence comest thou and whither dost thou go?
21 And the man said to him, I am traveling from Hebron to Elam where I belong, and as I passed the sun set and no one would suffer me to enter his house, though I had bread and water and also straw and provender for my ass, and am short of nothing.
22 And Hedad answered and said to him, All that thou shalt want shall be supplied by me, but in the street thou shalt not abide all night.
23 And Hedad brought him to his house, and he took off the mantle from the ass with the cord, and brought them to his house, and he gave the ass straw and provender whilst the traveler ate and drank in Hedad’s house, and he abode there that night.
24 And in the morning the traveler rose up early to continue his journey, when Hedad said to him, Wait, comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread and then go, and the man did so; and he remained with him, and they both ate and drank together during the day, when the man rose up to go.
25 And Hedad said to him, Behold now the day is declining, thou hadst better remain all night that thy heart may be comforted; and he pressed him so that he tarried there all night, and on the second day he rose up early to go away, when Hedad pressed him, saying, Comfort thy heart with a morsel of bread and then go, and he remained and ate with him also the second day, and then the man rose up to continue his journey.
26 And Hedad said to him, Behold now the day is declining, remain with me to comfort thy heart and in the morning rise up early and go thy way.
27 And the man would not remain, but rose and saddled his ass, and whilst he was saddling his ass the wife of Hedad said to her husband, Behold this man has remained with us for two days eating and drinking and he has given us nothing, and now shall he go away from us without giving anything? and Hedad said to her, Be silent.
28 And the man saddled his ass to go, and he asked Hedad to give him the cord and mantle to tie it upon the ass.
29 And Hedad said to him, What sayest thou? And he said to him, That thou my lord shalt give me the cord and the mantle made with divers colors which thou didst conceal with thee in thy house to take care of it.
30 And Hedad answered the man, saying, This is the interpretation of thy dream, the cord which thou didst see, means that thy life will be lengthened out like a cord, and having seen the mantle colored with all sorts of colors, means that thou shalt have a vineyard in which thou wilt plant trees of all fruits.
31 And the traveler answered, saying, Not so my lord, for I was awake when I gave thee the cord and also a mantle woven with different colors, which thou didst take off the ass to put them by for me; and Hedad answered and said, Surely I have told thee the interpretation of thy dream and it is a good dream, and this is the interpretation thereof.
32 Now the sons of men give me four pieces of silver, which is my charge for interpreting dreams, and of thee only I require three pieces of silver.
33 And the man was provoked at the words of Hedad, and he cried bitterly, and he brought Hedad to Serak judge of Sodom.
34 And the man laid his cause before Serak the judge, when Hedad replied, saying, It is not so, but thus the matter stands; and the judge said to the traveler, This man Hedad telleth thee truth, for he is famed in the cities for the accurate interpretation of dreams.
35 And the man cried at the word of the judge, and he said, Not so my Lord, for it was in the day that I gave him the cord and mantle which was upon the ass, in order to put them by in his house; and they both disputed before the judge, the one saying, Thus the matter was, and the other declaring otherwise.
36 And Hedad said to the man, Give me four pieces of silver that I charge for my interpretations of dreams; I will not make any allowance; and give me the expense of the four meals that thou didst eat in my house.
37 And the man said to Hedad, Truly I will pay thee for what I ate in thy house, only give me the cord and mantle which thou didst conceal in thy house.
38 And Hedad replied before the judge and said to the man, Did I not tell thee the interpretation of thy dream? the cord means that thy days shall be prolonged like a cord, and the mantle, that thou wilt have a vineyard in which thou wilt plant all kinds of fruit trees.
39 This is the proper interpretation of thy dream, now give me the four pieces of silver that I require as a compensation, for I will make thee no allowance.
40 And the man cried at the words of Hedad and they both quarreled before the judge, and the judge gave orders to his servants, who drove them rashly from the house.
41 And they went away quarreling from the judge, when the people of Sodom heard them, and they gathered about them and they exclaimed against the stranger, and they drove him rashly from the city.
42 And the man continued his journey upon his ass with bitterness of soul, lamenting and weeping.
43 And whilst he was going along he wept at what had happened to him in the corrupt city of Sodom.
The wicked ruling judges of the cities of Sodom
Jasher 19:1-7
1 And the cities of Sodom had four judges to four cities, and these were their names, Serak in the city of Sodom, Sharkad in Gomorrah, Zabnac in Admah, and Menon in Zeboyim.
2 And Eliezer Abraham’s servant applied to them different names, and he converted Serak to Shakra, Sharkad to Shakrura, Zebnac to Kezobim, and Menon to Matzlodin.
3 And by desire of their four judges the people of Sodom and Gomorrah had beds erected in the streets of the cities, and if a man came to these places they laid hold of him and brought him to one of their beds, and by force made him to lie in them.
4 And as he lay down, three men would stand at his head and three at his feet, and measure him by the length of the bed, and if the man was less than the bed these six men would stretch him at each end, and when he cried out to them they would not answer him.
5 And if he was longer than the bed they would draw together the two sides of the bed at each end, until the man had reached the gates of death.
6 And if he continued to cry out to them, they would answer him, saying, Thus shall it be done to a man that cometh into our land.
7 And when men heard all these things that the people of the cities of Sodom did, they refrained from coming there.
The poor treated wickedly
Jasher 19:8-10
8 And when a poor man came to their land they would give him silver and gold, and cause a proclamation in the whole city not to give him a morsel of bread to eat, and if the stranger should remain there some days, and die from hunger, not having been able to obtain a morsel of bread, then at his death all the people of the city would come and take their silver and gold which they had given to him.
9 And those that could recognize the silver or gold which they had given him took it back, and at his death they also stripped him of his garments, and they would fight about them, and he that prevailed over his neighbor took them.
10 They would after that carry him and bury him under some of the shrubs in the deserts; so they did all the days to any one that came to them and died in their land.
Eliezer’s unfortunate encounter in Sodom
Jasher 19:11-22
11 And in the course of time Sarah sent Eliezer to Sodom, to see Lot and inquire after his welfare.
12 And Eliezer went to Sodom, and he met a man of Sodom fighting with a stranger, and the man of Sodom stripped the poor man of all his clothes and went away.
13 And this poor man cried to Eliezer and supplicated his favor on account of what the man of Sodom had done to him.
14 And he said to him, Why dost thou act thus to the poor man who came to thy land?
15 And the man of Sodom answered Eliezer, saying, Is this man thy brother, or have the people of Sodom made thee a judge this day, that thou speakest about this man?
16 And Eliezer strove with the man of Sodom on account of the poor man, and when Eliezer approached to recover the poor man’s clothes from the man of Sodom, he hastened and with a stone smote Eliezer in the forehead.
17 And the blood flowed copiously from Eliezer’s forehead, and when the man saw the blood he caught hold of Eliezer, saying, Give me my hire for having rid thee of this bad blood that was in thy forehead, for such is the custom and the law in our land.
18 And Eliezer said to him, Thou hast wounded me and requirest me to pay thee thy hire; and Eliezer would not hearken to the words of the man of Sodom.
19 And the man laid hold of Eliezer and brought him to Shakra the judge of Sodom for judgment.
20 And the man spoke to the judge, saying, I beseech thee my lord, thus has this man done, for I smote him with a stone that the blood flowed from his forehead, and he is unwilling to give me my hire.
21 And the judge said to Eliezer, This man speaketh truth to thee, give him his hire, for this is the custom in our land; and Eliezer heard the words of the judge, and he lifted up a stone and smote the judge, and the stone struck on his forehead, and the blood flowed copiously from the forehead of the judge, and Eliezer said, If this then is the custom in your land give thou unto this man what I should have given him, for this has been thy decision, thou didst decree it.
22 And Eliezer left the man of Sodom with the judge, and he went away.
The tragedy of Paltith, Lot’s daughter
Jasher 19:24b-35
24b and Paltith daughter of Lot grew up, and one of the men of Sodom took her for a wife.
25 And a poor man came into the city to seek a maintenance, and he remained in the city some days, and all the people of Sodom caused a proclamation of their custom not to give this man a morsel of bread to eat, until he dropped dead upon the earth, and they did so.
26 And Paltith the daughter of Lot saw this man lying in the streets starved with hunger, and no one would give him any thing to keep him alive, and he was just upon the point of death.
27 And her soul was filled with pity on account of the man, and she fed him secretly with bread for many days, and the soul of this man was revived.
28 For when she went forth to fetch water she would put the bread in the water pitcher, and when she came to the place where the poor man was, she took the bread from the pitcher and gave it him to eat; so she did many days.
29 And all the people of Sodom and Gomorrah wondered how this man could bear starvation for so many days.
30 And they said to each other, This can only be that he eats and drinks, for no man can bear starvation for so many days or live as this man has, without even his countenance changing; and three men concealed themselves in a place where the poor man was stationed, to know who it was that brought him bread to eat.
31 And Paltith daughter of Lot went forth that day to fetch water, and she put bread into her pitcher of water, and she went to draw water by the poor man’s place, and she took out the bread from the pitcher and gave it to the poor man and he ate it.
32 And the three men saw what Paltith did to the poor man, and they said to her, It is thou then who hast supported him, and therefore has he not starved, nor changed in appearance nor died like the rest.
33 And the three men went out of the place in which they were concealed, and they seized Paltith and the bread which was in the poor man’s hand.
34 And they took Paltith and brought her before their judges, and they said to them, Thus did she do, and it is she who supplied the poor man with bread, therefore did he not die all this time; now therefore declare to us the punishment due to this woman for having transgressed our law.
35 And the people of Sodom and Gomorrah assembled and kindled a fire in the street of the city, and they took the woman and cast her into the fire and she was burned to ashes.
The tragedy of a caring woman
Jasher 19:36-44
36 And in the city of Admah there was a woman to whom they did the like.
37 For a traveler came into the city of Admah to abide there all night, with the intention of going home in the morning, and he sat opposite the door of the house of the young woman’s father, to remain there, as the sun had set when be had reached that place; and the young woman saw him sitting by the door of the house.
38 And he asked her for a drink of water and she said to him, Who art thou? and he said to her, I was this day going on the road, and reached here when the sun set, so I will abide here all night, and in the morning I will arise early and continue my journey.
39 And the young woman went into the house and fetched the man bread and water to eat and drink.
40 And this affair became known to the people of Admah, and they assembled and brought the young woman before the judges, that they should judge her for this act.
41 And the judge said, The judgment of death must pass upon this woman because she transgressed our law, and this therefore is the decision concerning her.
42 And the people of those cities assembled and brought out the young woman, and anointed her with honey from head to foot, as the judge had decreed, and they placed her before a swarm of bees which were then in their hives, and the bees flew upon her and stung her that her whole body was swelled.
43 And the young woman cried out on account of the bees, but no one took notice of her or pitied her, and her cries ascended to heaven.
44 And the Lord was provoked at this and at all the works of the cities of Sodom, for they had abundance of food, and had tranquility amongst them, and still would not sustain the poor and the needy, and in those days their evil doings and sins became great before the Lord.
Abraham discusses Sodom with YHWH
Genesis 18:23-33
23 And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?
24 Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein?
25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
26 And the LORD said, If I find in Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes.
27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD, which am but dust and ashes:
28 Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it.
29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty’s sake.
30 And he said unto him, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak: Peradventure there shall thirty be found there. And he said, I will not do it, if I find thirty there.
31 And he said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the LORD: Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty’s sake.
32 And he said, Oh let not the LORD be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten’s sake.
33 And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place.
The two angels arrive in Sodom and meet with Lot
Genesis 19:1
1 And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;
Jasher 19:45-46
45 And the Lord sent for two of the angels that had come to Abraham’s house, to destroy Sodom and its cities.
46 And the angels rose up from the door of Abraham’s tent, after they had eaten and drunk, and they reached Sodom in the evening, and Lot was then sitting in the gate of Sodom, and when he saw them he rose to meet them, and he bowed down to the ground.
Genesis 19:2
2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant’s house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up early, and go on your ways. And they said, Nay; but we will abide in the street all night.
Genesis 19:3
3 And he pressed upon them greatly; and they turned in unto him, and entered into his house; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat.
Jasher 19:47
47 And he pressed them greatly and brought them into his house, and he gave them victuals which they ate, and they abode all night in his house.
The men of Sodom attempt evil acts with the angels
Genesis 19:4-11
4 But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both old and young, all the people from every quarter:
5 And they called unto Lot, and said unto him, Where are the men which came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.
6 And Lot went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him,
7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so wickedly.
8 Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.
9 And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and came near to break the door.
10 But the men put forth their hand, and pulled Lot into the house to them, and shut to the door.
11 And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
Lot tries to convince his family that the angels will destroy Sodom
Genesis 19:12-14
12 And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides? Son in law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever thou hast in the city, bring them out of this place:
13 For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it.
14 And Lot went out, and spake unto his sons in law, which married his daughters, and said, Up, get you out of this place; for the LORD will destroy this city. But he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons in law.
The angels send Lot and his family out of the city
Genesis 19:15
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
Jasher 19:48
48 And the angels said to Lot, Arise, go forth from this place, thou and all belonging to thee, lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of this city, for the Lord will destroy this place.
Genesis 19:16
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the LORD being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
Jasher 19:49
49 And the angels laid hold upon the hand of Lot and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hands of his children, and all belonging to him, and they brought him forth and set him without the cities.
Jubilees 16:7
7 But Lot we saved; for God remembered Abraham, and sent him out from the midst of the overthrow.
Genesis 19:17
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
Jasher 19:50
50 And they said to Lot, Escape for thy life, and he fled and all belonging to him.
Lot requests that he and his family go to Zoar
Genesis 19:18-23
18 And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my LORD:
19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20 Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21 And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do anything till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar.
23 The sun was risen upon the earth when Lot entered into Zoar.
Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
Genesis 19:24
24 Then the LORD rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the LORD out of heaven;
Jasher 19:51
51 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah and upon all these cities brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven.
Jubilees 16:5
5 And in this month the Lord executed his judgments on Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Zeboim, and all the region of the Jordan, and He burned them with fire and brimstone, and destroyed them until this day, even as [lo] I have declared unto thee all their works, that they are wicked and sinners exceedingly, and that they defile themselves and commit fornication in their flesh, and work uncleanness on the earth.
Jubilees 16:6
6 And, in like manner, God will execute judgment on the places where they have done according to the uncleanness of the Sodomites, like unto the judgment of Sodom.
Ado becomes a pillar of salt
Genesis 19:25-26
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Jasher 19:52-53
52 And he overthrew these cities, all the plain and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground; and Ado the wife of Lot looked back to see the destruction of the cities, for her compassion was moved on account of her daughters who remained in Sodom, for they did not go with her.
53 And when she looked back she became a pillar of salt, and it is yet in that place unto this day.
Jasher 19:54
54 And the oxen which stood in that place daily licked up the salt to the extremities of their feet, and in the morning it would spring forth afresh, and they again licked it up unto this day.
Abraham sees the results of the destruction
Genesis 19:27-28
27 And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD:
28 And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Jasher 19:56
56 And Abraham rose up early in the morning to see what had been done to the cities of Sodom; and he looked and beheld the smoke of the cities going up like the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 19:29
29 And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.
Lot and his daughters dwell in a cavev
Genesis 19:30
30 And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.
Jasher 19:55
55 And Lot and two of his daughters that remained with him fled and escaped to the cave of Adullam, and they remained there for some time.
Lot’s daughters get Lot drunk and sleep with him
Genesis 19:31-36
31 And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
33 And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
34 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
35 And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
Jasher 19:57-58a
57 And Lot and his two daughters remained in the cave, and they made their father drink wine, and they lay with him, for they said there was no man upon earth that could raise up seed from them, for they thought that the whole earth was destroyed.
58a And they both lay with their father, and they conceived and bare sons,
Jubilees 16:8
8 And he and his daughters committed sin upon the earth, such as had not been on the earth since the days of Adam till his time; for the man lay with his daughters.
Judgment executed upon Lot’s children
Jubilees 16:9
9 And, behold, it was commanded and engraven concerning all his seed, on the heavenly tablets, to remove them and root them out, and to execute judgment upon them like the judgment of Sodom, and to leave no seed of the man on earth on the day of condemnation.
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Exposition
Jubilee: 42
Year: 2048
Month: 4
Day: 1
YHWH and two angels visit Abraham
Genesis 18:1-5
Jasher 18:3-5
Jubilees 16:1
On the 3rd day, Abraham came out of his tent and sat at the entrance, enjoying the warmth of the sun while still recovering from the pain in his body.
On the new moon of the 4th month, the Lord appeared to him in the plains of Mamre and sent 3 of His ministering angels to visit him. As Abraham sat at the tent entrance, he looked up and saw 3 men approaching from a distance. He quickly got up, ran to meet them, bowed before them, and brought them into his home.
Abraham said, “My LORD, if I’ve found favor in your eyes, please don’t pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought so you can wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. I’ll bring a bit of bread to refresh you, and then you can continue on your way—since you’ve come to your servant.”
They replied, “Do as you’ve said.”
So they turned in, and Abraham brought them water to wash their feet, and he had them sit under a tree at the entrance of the tent.
Rising Action
A meal is prepared
Genesis 18:6-8
Jasher 18:6-8
Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quickly make 3 measures of fine flour, knead it, and bake some cakes on the hearth.”
Then Abraham ran to the herd, picked out a tender, good calf, and gave it to a young man—Eliezer—who quickly prepared it. Abraham took butter, milk, and the prepared calf, and set it all before them. He stood by them under the tree while they ate.
The visitors ask for Sarah
Genesis 18:9-15
Jasher 18:9
Jubilees 16:2-4
They asked Abraham, “Where is Sarah your wife?”
He answered, “She’s in the tent.”
One of them said, “I will definitely return to you at the appointed time, and look—your wife Sarah will have a son.”
Sarah was listening at the tent entrance behind him. Now Abraham and Sarah were old, well along in years, and Sarah was no longer able to have children. So she laughed to herself and said, “After I’m old, will I really know such joy—my husband being old too?”
Then the LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Will I really have a child, now that I’m old?’ Is anything too hard for the LORD? At the appointed time, I’ll return to you, and Sarah will have a son.”
Sarah denied it, saying, “I didn’t laugh,” because she was afraid.
But He said, “No—you did laugh.”
And we told her the name of her son, as it was already decided and written on the heavenly tablets—Isaac. When we returned to her at the appointed time, she would have conceived a son.
The visitors discuss revealing the plan to Abraham
Genesis 18:16-21
The men got up and looked toward Sodom, and Abraham walked with them to see them off. Then the LORD said, “Should I hide from Abraham what I’m about to do? After all, Abraham is going to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him. I know him—he’ll instruct his children and his household after him to keep the LORD’s ways, doing what’s right and just, so that the LORD will bring about what He promised Abraham.”
Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and their sin is very serious. I’m going down to see whether what they’ve done matches the outcry that has reached me. If not, I’ll know.”
The two angels leave for Sodom
Genesis 18:22
Jasher 18:10
The men turned away and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.
Climax
A wicked description of Sodom and Gomorrah
Jasher 18:11-17
In those days, the people of Sodom, Gomorrah, and all 5 surrounding cities were extremely wicked and sinful against the Lord. They provoked Him with their abominations and continued aging in their wickedness, growing more shameless and corrupt in His sight. Their crimes and evil deeds were truly great before the Lord at that time.
In their land, there was a vast valley about half a day’s journey across, with springs of water and abundant greenery growing around them. All the people of Sodom and Gomorrah would go there 4 times a year with their wives, children, and all their belongings to celebrate with music and dancing. During these festivals, they would rise up and take each other’s wives, and even the virgin daughters of their neighbors, and they would sleep with them. Each man saw his wife and daughter in the hands of another but said nothing. They carried on like this from morning until night, then returned home—each man to his house and each woman to her tent. This was their custom 4 times each year.
Also, when a traveler came to their cities with goods to sell, the people—men, women, and children, young and old—would all come out, surround him, and take his goods by force. Each person would take a little, until all the goods the stranger had brought were gone. If the owner tried to argue, saying, “What is this you’ve done to me?” they would each approach him, show him the little bit they took, and mock him, saying, “I only took what you gave me.” When he heard this from all of them, he would walk away heartbroken and bitter. Then they would all chase after him and force him out of the city with loud noise and chaos.
The tragedy of the traveler and Hedad
Jasher 18:18-43
There was once a man from the land of Elam traveling slowly along the road on his donkey. The donkey carried a fine, multi-colored cloak tied on with a cord. As the man passed through the streets of Sodom at sunset, he stopped there to spend the night, but no one would allow him into their home. At that time, there was a particularly wicked and devious man in Sodom named Hedad, who was known for his skill in evil.
Hedad saw the traveler and came to him, asking, “Where are you coming from, and where are you headed?”
The man answered, “I’m traveling from Hebron to Elam, where I live. The sun set while I was on the road, and no one has let me stay in their home, even though I have bread, water, straw, and feed for my donkey. I’m not lacking anything.”
Hedad said, “I’ll provide everything you need, but you must not spend the night in the street.”
So Hedad took him into his house. He removed the cloak and cord from the donkey and brought them inside. He gave the donkey straw and feed while the traveler ate and drank in Hedad’s house and stayed there that night.
The next morning, the traveler got up early to continue his journey. But Hedad said, “Wait a bit—have a bite to eat and refresh yourself before you go.” The man agreed, and they both ate and drank together that day. When the traveler got up to leave, Hedad said, “Look, the day is almost over. Stay the night so you can rest. Go in the morning.” Hedad urged him to stay, so the man remained again. On the 2nd day, the traveler again rose early to leave, but Hedad insisted, “Eat something first, then go.” So he stayed and ate again on the 2nd day.
When the man got up to leave, Hedad said, “The day is almost done—stay one more night and go early in the morning.” But this time, the man refused. He saddled his donkey. As he did, Hedad’s wife said to her husband, “This man stayed with us for 2 days, eating and drinking, and he hasn’t given us anything. Is he really going to leave now without giving us something?”
Hedad replied, “Be quiet.”
The traveler finished saddling his donkey and asked Hedad for the cord and cloak to tie on the donkey. Hedad asked, “What are you talking about?”
The man said, “I’m asking you, my lord, to return the multi-colored cloak and the cord that you took off my donkey and stored in your house for safekeeping.”
Hedad replied, “That was just a dream you had. The cord you saw means your life will be long, and the colorful cloak means you’ll have a vineyard where you’ll plant all kinds of fruit trees.”
The traveler said, “No, my lord, I was fully awake when I gave you the cord and cloak, and you took them from my donkey to keep in your house.”
Hedad insisted, “I’ve already told you the meaning of your dream, and it’s a good dream. I normally charge 4 pieces of silver for dream interpretations, but I’m only asking you for 3.”
The traveler was furious and wept bitterly. He brought Hedad before Serak, the judge of Sodom, and presented his case. Hedad responded, “That’s not what happened. Here’s what really happened.” And the judge said to the traveler, “This man Hedad is telling the truth. He’s known in all the cities for interpreting dreams accurately.”
The traveler cried out to the judge, saying, “No, my lord! I gave him the cord and cloak during the day, when I was awake, and he took them into his house to keep for me.” They argued back and forth in front of the judge—each claiming a different version of the events.
Hedad said, “Give me the 4 silver pieces I charge for dream interpretation. I’m not making any exceptions. Also pay for the 4 meals you ate in my house.”
The traveler replied, “I’ll gladly pay for the food I ate, just give me back the cord and cloak that you hid in your house.”
But Hedad repeated to the judge, “Did I not tell him the meaning of his dream? The cord means a long life, and the cloak means he’ll have a fruitful vineyard. That’s the proper interpretation, and now I want my 4 pieces of silver. I won’t accept anything less.”
The traveler wept at Hedad’s words. The two continued arguing, and eventually the judge ordered his servants to drive them both out of the courtroom roughly. They left the judge’s house still quarreling, and when the people of Sodom heard them, they gathered around, sided with their own, and drove the stranger out of the city with harshness.
So the man continued his journey on his donkey, full of sorrow, crying over what had happened to him in the corrupt city of Sodom.
The wicked ruling judges of the cities of Sodom
Jasher 19:1-7
The cities of Sodom had 4 judges for their 4 cities. Their names were Serak in Sodom, Sharkad in Gomorrah, Zabnac in Admah, and Menon in Zeboyim. Eliezer, Abraham’s servant, gave them different names: he changed Serak to Shakra, Sharkad to Shakrura, Zebnac to Kezobim, and Menon to Matzlodin.
Following the wishes of these 4 judges, the people of Sodom and Gomorrah set up beds in the streets of their cities. If a man passed by these places, they would grab him and force him to lie on one of the beds. While he was lying down, 3 men would stand at his head and 3 at his feet and measure him against the bed. If the man was shorter than the bed, the 6 men would stretch him from both ends. If he cried out, they would ignore him. If he was longer than the bed, they would compress the sides of the bed inward until the man was nearly dead. And if he continued crying out, they would say, “This is what happens to any man who enters our land.”
When people heard about all the terrible things happening in Sodom, they avoided going there.
The poor treated wickedly
Jasher 19:8-10
When a poor man entered their land, the people would give him silver and gold, then make a city-wide proclamation forbidding anyone from giving him even a bite of bread to eat. If the stranger stayed in the city for a few days and died from hunger, unable to find even a morsel of food, then after his death all the people would come and reclaim the silver and gold they had given him. Anyone who recognized the silver or gold they had given would take it back. They would also strip the dead man of his clothes and fight over them, and whoever overpowered his neighbor would take them. Then they would carry the body and bury it under some shrubs in the wilderness. This is what they did to anyone who came to them and died in their land.
Eliezer’s unfortunate encounter in Sodom
Jasher 19:11-22
Eliezer went to Sodom and came upon a man of Sodom fighting with a stranger. The Sodomite had stripped the poor man of all his clothes and walked away. The poor man cried out to Eliezer and begged for help because of what had been done to him. Eliezer said to the Sodomite, “Why are you treating this poor man like that when he came into your land?”
The Sodomite answered, “Is this man your brother, or did the people of Sodom appoint you as judge today that you speak on his behalf?”
Eliezer argued with the man about the poor victim, and when he stepped forward to retrieve the man’s clothes, the Sodomite quickly struck Eliezer in the forehead with a stone. Blood poured from Eliezer’s head. When the man saw the blood, he grabbed Eliezer and said, “Pay me for removing the bad blood from your forehead. That’s the custom and the law here.”
Eliezer replied, “You’ve wounded me and now demand payment?”
Eliezer refused to listen to him. So the man grabbed Eliezer and brought him before Shakra, the judge of Sodom, to settle the matter. The man said to the judge, “Please, my lord, this is what happened: I struck him with a stone, blood flowed from his forehead, and now he refuses to pay me.”
The judge told Eliezer, “This man is right. Pay him. That’s the custom here.”
When Eliezer heard this, he picked up a stone and struck the judge on the forehead. Blood flowed heavily from the judge’s head, and Eliezer said, “If this is the custom in your land, then give him what I would have owed, because that’s the judgment you made.”
Then Eliezer left the Sodomite with the judge and walked away.
The tragedy of Paltith, Lot’s daughter
Jasher 19:24b-35
Paltith, the daughter of Lot, grew up, and one of the men of Sodom married her.
A poor man came into the city looking for help and stayed there for several days. The people of Sodom proclaimed their usual law forbidding anyone to give him a piece of bread until he died in the street. And that’s what they did. But Paltith saw the man lying in the street, starving, with no one willing to give him anything, and he was on the verge of death. Her heart was filled with compassion, and she secretly fed him bread for many days. His strength returned because when she went out to get water, she would hide the bread in her water pitcher. Then when she passed by him, she would take the bread out and give it to him. She did this for many days.
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah were puzzled at how the man had survived so long. They said, “He must be eating and drinking somehow. No one can survive this long without food, and he doesn’t even look sick.”
So 3 men hid near the place where the poor man stayed to find out who was feeding him. That day, Paltith went out to get water and again placed bread in her water pitcher. As she came to the spot where the poor man lay, she pulled out the bread and gave it to him. The 3 men saw what she did and said, “So you’re the one keeping him alive—that’s why he hasn’t starved or changed in appearance like the others.”
The 3 men came out from their hiding place and seized Paltith and the bread in the poor man’s hand. They brought her before the judges and said, “Here’s what she did. She gave bread to the poor man, which is why he hasn’t died. Now tell us what punishment she deserves for breaking our law.”
The people of Sodom and Gomorrah gathered together and lit a fire in the street. They took Paltith and threw her into the fire, and she was burned to ashes.
The tragedy of a caring woman
Jasher 19:36-44
In the city of Admah, something similar happened. A traveler came to the city intending to stay the night and continue his journey in the morning. He sat near the doorway of a house that belonged to a young woman’s father because the sun had already set. The young woman saw him sitting there, and he asked her for a drink of water.
She asked, “Who are you?”
He replied, “I’ve been traveling today and got here at sunset. I’ll rest here tonight, and in the morning I’ll continue my journey.”
The young woman went inside and brought him bread and water to eat and drink. Word of this reached the people of Admah, and they gathered and brought her before the judges to be judged for her actions. The judge declared, “This woman must be sentenced to death because she broke our law. That’s our ruling.”
The people of the city assembled, brought the young woman out, and anointed her with honey from head to toe, as the judge had ordered. Then they placed her in front of a beehive. The bees swarmed her, stinging her until her whole body was swollen. The young woman cried out in pain, but no one helped her or showed her any mercy. Her cries rose up to heaven.
The Lord was angered by this and by everything else the cities of Sodom had done. Though they had plenty of food and lived in peace, they refused to help the poor and needy. Their evil deeds and sins grew increasingly terrible in the Lord’s sight during those days.
Abraham discusses Sodom with YHWH
Genesis 18:23-33
Abraham came closer and said, “Will you really sweep away the righteous along with the wicked? What if there are 50 righteous people in the city? Will you still destroy it and not spare the place for the sake of those 50 righteous people? Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous the same as the wicked. Far be it from you! Shouldn’t the Judge of all the earth do what’s right?"
The LORD replied, “If I find 50 righteous people in Sodom, I will spare the entire place for their sake.”
Abraham answered, “Look now, I’ve taken it upon myself to speak to the LORD, though I am only dust and ashes. What if there are 45 righteous? Will you destroy the city for 5 fewer people?”
He said, “I won’t destroy it if I find 45 there.”
Then Abraham spoke again, “What if only 40 are found there?”
And He said, “I won’t do it for the sake of 40.”
Abraham said, “Please don’t be angry, LORD, but let me speak. What if 30 are found there?”
He answered, “I won’t do it if I find 30.”
And Abraham said, “Look, I’ve dared to speak to the LORD. What if only 20 are found there?”
He said, “I won’t destroy it for the sake of 20.”
Then he said, “Please don’t be angry, LORD, but let me speak just once more. What if only 10 are found there?”
He answered, “I will not destroy it for the sake of 10.”
Then the LORD went on His way as soon as He had finished speaking with Abraham, and Abraham returned home.
The two angels arrive in Sodom and meet with Lot
Genesis 19:1-3
Jasher 19:45-47
The LORD sent 2 of the angels who had visited Abraham to destroy Sodom and its neighboring cities. After eating and drinking at Abraham’s tent, the angels got up and arrived in Sodom in the evening. Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom, and when he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
He said, “Please, my lords, come into your servant’s house. Stay the night, wash your feet, and in the morning you can go on your way."
But they said, “No, we’ll spend the night in the street.”
Lot insisted strongly, and they finally agreed and went with him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.
The men of Sodom attempt evil acts with the angels
Genesis 19:4-11
Before they went to bed, the men of Sodom—young and old, from every part of the city—surrounded the house. They called out to Lot, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so we can know them.”
Lot went out to them, shutting the door behind him. He said, “Please, my brothers, don’t do such a wicked thing. Look, I have 2 daughters who have never known a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you want with them. But don’t do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof.”
They shouted, “Stand back!” And they said, “This guy came here as a foreigner, and now he wants to act like a judge? We’ll treat you worse than them!”
They pushed hard against Lot and came close to breaking down the door. But the angels reached out, pulled Lot back inside, and shut the door. Then they struck the men at the door, both young and old, with blindness so they couldn’t even find the entrance.
Lot tries to convince his family that the angels will destroy Sodom
Genesis 19:12-14
The angels said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here. We are going to destroy this place because the outcry against it is so great before the LORD, and the LORD has sent us to destroy it.”
Lot went to speak with his sons-in-law, who were married to his daughters, and said, “Get up! Get out of this place! The LORD is going to destroy the city!”
But to his sons-in-law, he seemed like he was joking.
Falling Action
The angels send Lot and his family out of the city
Genesis 19:15-17
Jasher 19:48-50
Jubilees 16:7
When morning came, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your 2 daughters who are here, or you’ll be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
But as he hesitated, the men took hold of his hand, his wife’s hand, and the hands of his 2 daughters—the LORD being merciful to him—and they brought him out with everything that belonged to him and led him outside the city.
After bringing them out, one of them said, “Run for your life! Don’t look back, and don’t stay anywhere in the plain. Escape to the mountains, or you’ll be swept away.”
Lot requests that he and his family go to Zoar
Genesis 19:18-23
But Lot said to them, “Oh no, my LORD! Look, your servant has found favor in your eyes, and you’ve shown great mercy by saving my life. But I can’t flee to the mountains—disaster might overtake me and I’d die. Look, there’s a nearby city I can escape to—it’s a small one. Please, let me flee there—it’s just a small one—and my life will be spared."
The angel said to him, “Fine, I’ve granted your request about this matter too. I won’t destroy the city you mentioned. Hurry, escape there—I can’t do anything until you arrive.”
That’s why the city was called Zoar. The sun had risen over the land when Lot entered Zoar.
Sodom and Gomorrah are destroyed
Genesis 19:24
Jasher 19:51
Jubilees 16:5-6
During that month, the LORD carried out His judgment on Sodom, Gomorrah, Zeboim, and the entire region of the Jordan. He rained down fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them completely, even up to this day, just as I told you about all their wicked deeds. They were great sinners who defiled themselves, committed sexual immorality in their flesh, and practiced uncleanness on the earth. And in the same way, God will bring judgment on other places where people follow the same kind of uncleanness as the Sodomites—just as He judged Sodom.
Ado becomes a pillar of salt
Genesis 19:25-26
Jasher 19:52-54
God overthrew the cities, the entire plain, all the inhabitants, and everything that grew on the ground. Lot’s wife, Ado, looked back to see the destruction of the cities. Her heart was moved with compassion for her daughters who had stayed behind in Sodom and hadn’t left with her. When she looked back, she turned into a pillar of salt, and it remains there to this day. The oxen that stand in that spot each day lick the salt to the edges of their feet, and by morning the salt would reform, and they would lick it again—this continues to this day.
Abraham sees the results of the destruction
Genesis 19:27-29
Jasher 19:56
Early the next morning, Abraham returned to the place where he had stood before the LORD. He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and the entire land of the plain, and he saw smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.
When God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham and brought Lot out of the disaster that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
Resolution
Lot and his daughters dwell in a cave
Genesis 19:30
Jasher 19:55
Lot left Zoar and went up to the mountains with his 2 daughters, because he was afraid to stay in Zoar. They lived in a cave called Adullam—Lot and his 2 daughters.
Lot’s daughters get Lot drunk and sleep with him
Genesis 19:31-36
Jasher 19:57-58a
Jubilees 16:8
The firstborn said to the younger, “Our father is old, and there’s no man around to marry us, as is customary everywhere. Come, let’s get our father drunk with wine, and we’ll sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through him.”
That night, they made their father drink wine. The firstborn went in and lay with her father, and he wasn’t aware when she lay down or when she got up.
The next day, the firstborn said to the younger, “Last night I slept with our father. Let’s make him drink wine again tonight, and you go in and sleep with him so we can preserve our family line through our father.”
So they made their father drink wine that night too. The younger daughter went in and lay with him, and again he didn’t realize when she lay down or when she got up.
So both of Lot’s daughters became pregnant by their father.
He and his daughters committed a sin on the earth unlike anything that had happened since the days of Adam. A man slept with his daughters.
Judgment executed upon Lot’s children
Jubilees 16:9
And it was commanded and written down concerning all of Lot’s descendants on the heavenly tablets—to remove them, uproot them, and carry out judgment against them like the judgment of Sodom, leaving no descendant of the man on earth when the day of condemnation comes.