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Genesis 13:1-18 (GN)

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¹ Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him. ² Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold. ³ Then he left there and moved from place to place, going toward Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before ⁴ and had built an altar. There he worshiped the LORD. ⁵ Lot also had sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and servants. ⁶ And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals. ⁷ So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.) ⁸ Then Abram said to Lot, "We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarreling. ⁹ So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other." ¹⁰ Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.) ¹¹ So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the east. That is how the two men parted. ¹² Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom, ¹³ whose people were wicked and sinned against the LORD. ¹⁴ After Lot had left, the LORD said to Abram, "From where you are, look carefully in all directions. ¹⁵ I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see, and it will be yours forever. ¹⁶ I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth! ¹⁷ Now, go and look over the whole land, because I am going to give it all to you." ¹⁸ So Abram moved his camp and settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an altar to the LORD.


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 9) Money / Greed / Debt / Wealth / Stealing / Covet - Abram and Lot - because of their great wealth they went separate ways
(v. 13) Purity / Sexual Immorality / Adultery - Men of Sodom - wanted to have sex with the men with Lot

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 5) Genesis 26 - Issac (part II) (2016-11-06)
(v. 5) Mind of Christ - About Self (part III) (2011-07-17)
(v. 6) Genesis 26 - Issac (part II) (2016-11-06)
(v. 6) Mind of Christ - About Self (part III) (2011-07-17)
(v. 7) Genesis 26 - Issac (part II) (2016-11-06)
(v. 7) Genesis 13 - The Cowboy Conflict (2011-10-13)
(v. 7) Mind of Christ - About Self (part III) (2011-07-17)
(v. 8) Conflict Resolution (2015-09-08)
(v. 8) Mind of Christ - About Self (part III) (2011-07-17)
(v. 9) Mind of Christ - About Self (part III) (2011-07-17)
(v. 11) Genesis 13 - The Cowboy Conflict (2011-10-13)
(v. 13) Gender Controversy - Intro (2011-02-01)

Definition(s):
Ai (Eh-eye): or Hai, mass; heap
Canaan (Keh-nan): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Canaan (Keh-na-an): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Egypt (Ee-jipt): that troubles or oppresses; anguish
Jordan (Jor-dan): the river of judgment
Lot (Lott): Lotan, wrapt up; hidden; covered; myrrh; rosin
Mamre (Mam-re): rebellious; bitter; set with trees
Sodom (Sodd-om): their secret; their cement
Bethel (Beth-el):
Bethel (Beth-ehl):
Canaanites (Kehn-an-ights):
So (Soh):