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TENTING TOWARD SODOM
Who were the kings who invaded from the East?
What may have been the economic factor in this
invasion?
What is a inidrash? For what reasons must we reject
this view of the Battle of the Kings and Abram’s role
in these events?
What route was taken by the invaders from the East?
On what grounds do we accept this as historically
valid?
How explain Abram’s pursuit and victory with a
force of 318 men? Was this his entire force? Who
were his allies?
How account for the representation that the Dead
Sea was not yet in existence?
What and where was the Salt Sea? The Valley of
Siddim? What light has been thrown on this problem
by Glueck’s archaeological findings?
Identify as closely as possible the cities or kingdoms
from which the Eastern kings came.
What peoples are mentioned as living along the highway
by which the Eastern invaders came?
Who were the Anakim, the Horites, the Amalekites,
the Amorites?
What was the result of the Battle of the Kings in
the Vale of Siddim?
What was the fate of the King of Sodom and his
allies? What did they and their armies do to escape
destruction?
What further move did Lot make after pitching his
tent toward Sodom?
What did this last move indicate as to Lot’s spiritual
state? How does the Apostle Peter describe Lot’s
attitude at this time?
Describe Abram’s rescue of Lot. How far to the
North did he go to effect the rescue?
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