Why does the Pasuk repeat, "the men of the town, the men of Sedom"?
Rashi (citing the Midrash): Before they retired, the guests questioned Lot about the town's inhabitants, to which he replied that most of them were Resha'im. They were still discussing the subject, when (as if to prove Lot's testimony) they appeared in person.
Rashi: The Pasuk means wicked men (which is synonymous with) the men of Sedom. 1
As the Torah testified above in Parshas Lech-Lecha (Bereishis 13:13).
Why does the Torah need to mention that the entire town came looking for Lot's guests?
Rashi and Rashbam: To demonstrate that there was not a single Tzadik in the entire town. 1
Let alone the minimum of ten Tzadikim requested by Avraham.
QUESTIONS ON RASHI
Rashi writes: "The angels spoke of the city's residents; they asked Lot about their character and deeds." How is this derived from the Pasuk?
Gur Aryeh: It seems from Rashi that the derivation is from the redundancy in, "The people of the city, the people of Sedom." But the Midrash derives it from, "they had not yet lain down;" why is that detail relevant? They had not yet gone to sleep because they were still discussing whether the people were wicked; just then they all showed up and proved themselves to be so.
Rashi writes: "'From the end' - From one end of the city to the other; not one person protested." Why does Rashi explain in this way?
Gur Aryeh: They surely did not come only from the outlying areas, but from throughout the city. Though it was physically impossible that the entire populace surrounded the house, they were all culpable because no one protested their conduct.
