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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Genesis 13:11

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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Then Lot chose him all the plain--a choice excellent from a worldly point of view, but most inexpedient for his best interests. He seems, though a good man, to have been too much under the influence of a selfish and covetous spirit: and how many, alas! imperil the good of their souls for the prospect of worldly advantage.
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