2393. 'Place' is a state of evil. This is clear from the meaning of 'place' as state, dealt with in 1273-1275, 1377, here a state of evil, since the place was Sodom, by which evil in general is meant, 2220, 2246, 2322.

2221. That 'Abraham went with them' means that the Lord still remained with them in perception, but perception regarding the human race, becomes clear from the train of thought in the internal sense, for 'going with the three men', that is, with Jehovah, is having perception still.