Genesis 19: A Lot of Doors

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Sep 25, 2025 · 3m

Chapter 19 is the rare chapter of the Torah where a main character is not the star. This is Lot’s chapter. Until this point, Lot has been mostly passive. He travels with his uncle out of Ur Casdim for unknown reasons. He follows him around and becomes wealthy. He requests to live in Sodom, but only because Avraham gives the option. After that, he is captured in a war and saved by his uncle. Now we learn about Lot up close. Chapter 19 comes directly after 18 to give the opportunity to compare Lot’s actions with Avraham. In the first few verses we see the similarities between the two: both sit…