The City of God · Character
Lot
Nephew of Abraham, rescued from Sodom, an example of righteous living among the wicked.
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First appearance: part i book i
Lot shows up with force in Chapter VIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Abraham's nephew rescued from Sodom by angels; his wife turned into a pillar of salt for looking back.
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In Chapter VIII: Abraham's nephew rescued from Sodom by angels; his wife turned into a pillar of salt for looking back. Later, in Chapter XIII: Terah's Emigration and the Silence on Nahor: Grandson of Terah, taken…
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- Patriarchs and Pagan Figures
- Philosophers and Occultists
- Diverse Historical and Biblical Figures
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- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- Chapter VIII
- Chapter XIII: Terah's Emigration and the Silence on Nahor
- Of the repeated address of God to Abraham, in which He promised the land of Canaan to him and to his seed.
- Of the divine preservation of Sarah's chastity in Egypt, when Abraham had called her not his wife but his sister
- Of the parting of Lot and Abraham, which they agreed to without breach of charity
- Of the third promise of God, by which He assured the land of Canaan to Abraham and his seed in perpetuity
- Of Abraham’s overcoming the enemies of Sodom, when he delivered Lot from captivity and was blessed by Melchizedek the priest.
- Of the three men or angels, in whom the Lord is related to have appeared to Abraham at the oak of Mamre
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