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Lot

"Veil; covering"

Genesis 11:27

Who they were

Abraham's nephew who chose the fertile plain near Sodom. His story is a cautionary tale about the cost of choosing convenience over calling.

Themes

choiceconsequencemercyrescue

Read their story

Lot's story begins in Genesis.

The full passage is at Genesis 11:27. Any modern translation will do — the NLT and NIV are the most readable; the ESV and NKJV stay close to the wording the church has used for centuries.

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