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Genesis 19:10

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But the men put forth their hand, and brought Lot into the house to them, and shut the door.

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.
The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Neither Ammon nor the Jordan Valley is named in this verse, which occurs at Lot’s house in Sodom. The Jordan Valley forms the broader region where Lot chose to settle near Sodom, while Ammon was a later people east of the Jordan descended from Lot

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Genesis 19:10 mentions Ammon and Jordan Valley.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
Jordan Valley · Bukvoed

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