Each time, Jehovah very patiently and kindly assured Abraham that Sodom would be spared.
وَكَانَ يَهْوَهُ فِي كُلِّ مَرَّةٍ يُطَمْئِنُهُ بِصَبْرٍ وَلُطْفٍ بَالِغَيْنِ وَيُؤَكِّدُ لَهُ أَنَّهُ لَنْ يُدَمِّرَ هذِهِ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ .‏