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How did Rashi explain Lot's hospitality in Sodom?

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Sodom and Gomorrah *Landscape with the Destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah*, oil on wood by Joachim Patinir, c. 1520; in the collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands.

The medieval French-Jewish commentator Rashi interpreted Lot’s hospitality in Sodom as a trait he acquired through his association with Abraham. Rashi’s commentary suggests that Lot learned the practice of welcoming guests directly from his uncle, Abraham.12