Halakhah for Shevuot 70:9

כל שמות האמורים בתורה באברהם קדש חוץ מזה שהוא חול שנאמר (בראשית יח, ג) ויאמר יי' אם נא מצאתי חן בעיניך

All the Names mentioned in connection with Lot are secular, except this which is sacred: it is said: And Lot said unto them, 'Oh, not so, my Lord: behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, [and thou hast magnified thy mercy which thou hast shown unto me in saving my life]'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen XIX, 18, 19; the verse is read thus: And Lot said unto them. 'Oh, not so'; then turning to God: 'My Lord, behold now, Thy servant etc.' The ordinary interpretation is that Lot is addressing one of the angels.');">¹¹</span> - He in whose power it is to kill and to revive; that is the Holy One blessed be He. All the Names mentioned in connection with Naboth<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I Kings XXI, 10, 13.');">¹²</span>

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