The city of Sodom is visited, and Lot is found within her gates. He invites the angelic visitors in and they share their news of coming judgment. The populace of the city is incensed at this report and demand access to these visitors so that they may do to them what the name of their city implies about their behavior. Lot and his immediate family flee the city, having been given a dire warning to not look back on the city. Lot's wife ignores this command and is destroyed. Abraham gazes in the direction of the cities from a far off distance and observes them burning. Lot's daughters, convinced they are the last inhabitants on the planet, commit incest with their father to preserve the family line. The nations of Moab and Ammon can trace their ancestry back to these actions.
Meanwhile, Abraham travels to the south and is found in Philistia - the land of a king named Abimelech. Attempting to preserve his life, he claims that Sarah is only his sister. God protects Sarah and Abimelech from committing sin, and Abraham leaves the area after his ploy is discovered.
True to God's word, Sarah and Abraham conceive and a son is born. His name is Isaac - exactly what the prophetic message said it would be. The birth of Isaac causes problems for Hagar and her son, Ishmael, who leave but are promised a great inheritance by God. Abraham makes a covenant with Abimelech, and dwells in the land of the Philistines for quite some time.
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