Genesis 13

1So Abram went up from Egypt—he and his wife and everything that belonged to him, and Lot with him—to the Negev.

2Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver and gold.

3He proceeded by stages from the Negev as far as Beth-El—to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-El and Ai,

4to the place of the altar that he had made there at first, and there Abram called on the Name of Adonai.

Lot Separates From Abram

5Now Lot, who was going with Abram, also had sheep and cattle and tents,

6so that the land could not support them living together, because their possessions were many, and they were not able to stay together.

7So there was a quarrel between the shepherds of Abram’s livestock and the shepherds of Lot’s livestock. (Now the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land then.)

8So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between me and you, or between my shepherds and yours, since we are relatives.

9Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If to the left, then I’ll go to the right, and if to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”

10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.

11So Lot chose for himself the whole area surrounding the Jordan. Lot journeyed to the east, and they separated from each other.

12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the valley. And he moved his tent from place to place near Sodom.

13But the people of Sodom were evil—very great sinners against Adonai.

14After Lot separated himself from him, Adonai had said to Abram, “lift up your eyes, now, and look from the place where you are, to the north, south, east and west.

15For all the land that you are looking at, I will give to you and to your seed forever.

16I will make your seed like the dust of the earth so that if one could count the dust of the earth, then your seed could also be counted.

17Get up! Walk about the land through its length and width—for I will give it to you.”

18So Abram moved his tent from place to place, and came and dwelt by Mamre’s large trees, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar to Adonai.

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Genesis 13

CHAPTER 13

1Therefore Abram ascended from Egypt, he, and his wife, and all things that he had; and Lot went with him, to the south coast.

2Forsooth he was full rich in possessions of silver, and of gold.

3And he turned again by the way in which he came from the south into Bethel, till to the place, in which before he had set a tabernacle, betwixt Bethel and Hai,

4in the place of the altar which he made before, and inwardly called there the name of the Lord.

5But also flocks of sheep, and droves of oxen, and tabernacles were to Lot, that was with Abram;

6and the land might not take them, that they should dwell together, for the cattle of them was much, and they might not dwell in common.

7Wherefore also strife was made betwixt the keepers of [the] flocks of Abram and of Lot. Forsooth Canaanites and Perizzites dwelled in that land in that time.

8Therefore Abram said to Lot, I beseech thee, that no strife be betwixt me and thee, and betwixt my shepherds and thy shepherds; for we be brethren.

9Lo! all the land is before thee, I beseech, depart thou from me; if thou go to the left side, I shall hold the right side; if thou choose the right side, I shall go to the left side.

10And so Lot raised [up] his eyes, and saw about all the country of Jordan, which was all-moisted, before that the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, as paradise of the Lord, and as Egypt, as men come into Zoar.

11And Lot chose to him the country about Jordan, and departed from the east; and they were parted each from his brother.

12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan; soothly Lot dwelled in [the] towns about Jordan, and abode in Sodom.

13Forsooth men of Sodom were full wicked, and sinners greatly before the Lord.

14And the Lord said to Abram, after that Lot was parted from him, Raise [up] thine eyes forthright, and see from the place in which thou art now, to the north and south, to the east and west;

15I shall give all the land which thou seest to thee, and to thy seed, till into without end.

16And I shall make thy seed as the dust of the earth; if any man may number the dust of the earth, also he shall be able to number thy seed.

17Therefore rise thou, and pass through the land in his length and breadth, for I shall give it to thee.

18Therefore Abram, moving his tabernacle, came and dwelled beside the valley of Mamre, which is in Hebron; and he builded there an altar to the Lord.

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