be preserved so that he might enter there because it was nearer. [One of the angels] said to Lot, “Behold, I grant you this favor also, that I will not overthrow the city of Zoar;394 it shall be given to you on account of the dishonor of your two daughters.” 7. When Lot entered Zoar, the Lord brought down upon Sodom brimstone and fire from before the Lord from heaven,395 that is, the angel, in whom the Lord had appeared, brought down from before the Lord, who is in heaven, fire, and brimstone upon