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Genesis 19:12

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The men said to Lot, "Do you have anybody else here? Sons-in-law, your sons, your daughters, and whoever you have in the city, bring them out of the place:

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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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Although Ammon is not named in this verse, it later denotes the people and territory east of the Jordan, descended from Lot through Ben-ammi. The Jordan Valley is the fertile region in which Sodom lay; its impending judgment underscores the urgency of the angels’ warning to Lot’s

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Genesis 19:12 mentions Ammon and Jordan Valley.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
Jordan Valley · Bukvoed

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