Genesis 13
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 13 of 50
Chapter Summary
1 Abram and Lot return from Egypt. 7 They disagree and separate. 10 Lot goes to wicked Sodom. 14 God renews the promise to Abraham. 18 Abraham builds an altar in Hebron.
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People & Context
Patriarch who returns from Egypt, parts peaceably from Lot, builds an altar, and receives Jehovah's land promise
Abram's nephew who, given first choice, chooses the well-watered Jordan plain and pitches toward wicked Sodom
God who renews the covenant, promising Abram the land and seed as countless as the dust of the earth
Timeline
Abram, Sarai, and Lot, now very wealthy, leave Egypt and return to the Negeb, then to the area between Beth-el and Ai, where Abram had first built an altar.
Genesis 13:1-4Due to their great wealth and large herds, strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. Abram suggests they separate, offering Lot the first choice of land. Lot chooses the well-watered Jordan plain, moving his tents toward Sodom (whose inhabitants were evil). Abram lives in the land of Canaan.
Genesis 13:5-13After Lot separates, Jehovah tells Abram to look in all directions, promising to give all the land he sees to him and his seed forever. His seed will be as numerous as the dust of the earth. Abram is instructed to walk through the land.
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