1697. Verse 12 And they took Lot and his acquisitions, Abram's brother's son, and went their way; and he was dwelling in Sodom.

'They took Lot and his acquisitions, Abram's brother's son, and went their way' means that apparent goods and truths, which are not in themselves goods and truths, took possession of the External Man and everything there. 'And he was dwelling in Sodom' means the state of that [External] Man.