Genesis — Chapter 13

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Genesis 13:1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into ^Rthe south.

Genesis 13:2 And Abram was ^Rvery rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Genesis 13:3 And he went on his journeys ^Rfrom the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;

Genesis 13:4 ^RUnto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram ^Rcalled on the name of the LORD.

Genesis 13:5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and ^Rtents.

Genesis 13:6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for ^Rtheir substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

Genesis 13:7 And there was ^Ra strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the ^RCanaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

Genesis 13:8 And Abram said unto Lot, ^RLet there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be ^RTbrethren.

Genesis 13:9 ^RIs not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: ^Rif thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

Genesis 13:10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, ^Rand beheld all ^Rthe plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as ^Rthe garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto ^RZoar.

Genesis 13:11 Then Lot ^Rchose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and ^Rthey separated themselves the one from the other.

Genesis 13:12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and ^RLot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and ^Rpitched his tent toward Sodom.

Genesis 13:13 ^RBut the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners ^Rbefore the LORD exceedingly.

Genesis 13:14 And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, ^RLift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art ^Rnorthward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:

Genesis 13:15 For ^Rall the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.

Genesis 13:16 And I will make ^Rthy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Genesis 13:17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.

Genesis 13:18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the ^Tplain of ^RMamre, which is in ^RHebron, and built there an ^Raltar unto the LORD.

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Genesis 13:1–4 — Abram Returns to Bethel

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Abram leaves Egypt with Sarai, Lot, and his possessions. He returns to the place between Bethel and Hai where he had previously built an altar and again calls upon the name of the LORD.

Key Truth: Abram returns to a former place of worship and calls upon the LORD.

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Genesis 13:5–13 — Abram and Lot Separate

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Abram and Lot possess so many flocks, herds, and tents that the land cannot support them together, and strife develops between their herdmen. Abram offers Lot his choice of land. Lot chooses the well-watered plain of Jordan and pitches his tent toward Sodom.

Key Truth: Abram seeks peace with Lot and allows him to choose where he will dwell.

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Genesis 13:14–18 — The LORD Reaffirms His Promise

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After Lot separates from Abram, the LORD tells Abram to look in every direction and promises the land to him and his seed. God compares Abram’s future seed to the dust of the earth. Abram later dwells in Mamre at Hebron and builds another altar.

Key Truth: God reaffirms His promises of land and numerous descendants to Abram.

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