2432. And my soul shall live. That this signifies that so perchance he might be saved, is likewise evident without explication. That he also was saved, because there was good in his truth, is evident from what follows, namely, from the answer, “Behold, I have accepted thy face as to this word also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken” (verse 21); and afterwards, “The sun was gone forth upon the earth, and Lot came unto Zoar” (verse 23); by which is meant that they who are in the affection of truth, that is, who are in faith, are saved, provided it is the faith of good.