# Likewise even as it happened in the days of Lot The "days of Lot" refers to the time just before God punished the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. AT: "Another example is how it happened in the days of Lot" or "As people were doing when Lot lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) # they were eating and drinking "the people of Sodom were eating and drinking" # it rained fire and sulfur from heaven "fire and burning sulfur fell from the sky like rain" # destroyed them all This does not include Lot and his family. AT: "destroyed all those who stayed in the city"