“Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld.… Then Lot chose.” Lot’s total decision-making process (a key focus of historical narratives) was based on “what he saw,” and for a selfish motive (the Hebrew literally states, “Lot chose for himself”). The description of what Lot saw is also informative: He was attracted to the well-watered land of the Jordan, which is compared to “the garden of the Lord” and to Egypt. This was enticing for a man who had just experienced a famine, had large herds of livestock