Three visitors arrive at Abraham's tent, who treats them to great hospitality, including feeding them, slaughtering a calf to feed them and providing water so that they can wash their feet. He does not recognize them as the Lord. It is not clear if all three visitors are all emanations of God or if one is God and the other two are some manner of attendants. In any event, Abraham does not recognize them as God. His hospitality is therefore an indication of his character and the expected treatment of visitors among the nomads of those days.
The visitors promise again that Sarah will have a son next spring. Sarah, eavesdropping and post-menopausal, laughs upon hearing this. The visitors confront her laughter, which she denies. Then they are off to Sodom. God debates whether to tell Abraham about his plans for Sodom. When he does, Abraham attempts to bargain with God to prevent Sodom's destruction, Lot's home. God promises not to destroy Sodom if fifty righteous men reside therein. Abraham bargains God down to ten, and God agrees not to destroy Sodom if even ten righteous men can be found within. Since God is omnipotent, he presumably already knows there ain't ten righteous men in Sodom, since he continues his journey, meaning his agreement with Abraham was just to placate him. Abraham can't put too much energy into worrying about Lot, he's got to figure out how to impregnate a ninety year old woman.
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