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1)

Why did the angels make a point of closing the door?

1.

Seforno: They did that in order to encourage the men of S'dom to continue searching for it, in order to demonstrate the extent 1 of their evil. 2

1

That even in their blindness, they did not desist from carrying out their original intentions. Refer to 19:11:1:1.

2

Bear in mind that the Din of S'dom was not yet complete and that the enfolding scenario was part of its judgment (Refer to 18:26:1:1)

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