388 A SHORT VIEW OF SCRIPTCRE HISTORY. SECT. II.-OfAbraham and Lot, Ishmael and Isaac. 18. Q. Whowas the most famous man of Sheen's posterity in theseearly ages ? A. Abraham the son of Terah, of thepos- terity of Eber ; Gen. xi. 27. 19. Q. What was the first remarkable thing recorded of Abraham ? A. He left his own native country to go wheresoever God calledhim ; Gen. xii. 1 -4. 20. Q. Whence didAbraham come, and whither did he go? A. He came first from Chaldea, then from Haran, and he went to dwell among strangers' in the land of Canaan ; Gen. xi. 31. and xii. 5. Heb. xi. 8, 9. 21. Q. Who came with Abraham into Canaan? -A. Lot, his brother's son ; and they brought with them all their substance and theirhousehold ; Gen. xii. 5. 22. Q. Did they continue to dwell together ? A. Their cattle and servants grew so numerous, that they parted for fear of quarrelling, and Abraham gave Lot his choice to go to the east or the west ; Gen. xiii. 1 -9. 23. Q. Where did Lot sojourn ? He chose the east, and pitched his tent towards Sodom, because it was a well- watered and fruitful country ; Ver. 10-12. '24. Q. What calamity befel Lot here ? A. Hewas carri- ed away captive together with other inhabitants of Sodom when the king of Sodom was routed in battle by his enemies; Gen. xiv. 12. 25. Q. What did Abraham do on this occasion ? A. He armed his own servants, three hundred and eighteen men, who pursued the conquerors and routed them, and brought back Lot and the other captives with their goods ; Gen. xiv. 14-16. 26. Q. When Abraham returned from the slaughter of the kings, what honour was done him ? A. Melchisedeck the king of Salem, and the priest of the most high God, met him and pronounced a blessing upon him; Gen. xiv. 18-20. 27. Q. What civility did theking of Sodom shew Abraham ? A. He offered him all the goods that Abraham had recovered from the former conquerors, but Abraham refused to accept them. Verse 21-24. 28. Q. What became of Sodom afterward ? A. It was burned by fire and brimstone from heaven, together with Go- morrah, and other cities, because of the abominable wickedness of their inhabitants ; Gen. xix. 24. 29. Q. Was thereno body to pleadwith God tospare them? A. Yes : Abraham pleaded with God to spare Sodom, and God would have done it, had there been but ten righteous men in all the city ; Gen. xviiii. 23-33. 30. Q. How did Lot escape ? A. The two angels, which
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