Genesis Chapter 13
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And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
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And Sarai was barren; she had no child.
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And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran, his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
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And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.
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Now Jehovah said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto the land that I will show thee:
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and I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and be thou a blessing:
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and I will bless them that bless thee, and him that curseth thee will I curse: and in thee shall all the families of the earth be blessed.
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So Abram went, as Jehovah had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.
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And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother’s son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.
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And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
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And Jehovah appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto Jehovah, who appeared unto him.
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And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto Jehovah, and called upon the name of Jehovah.
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And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the South.
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And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was sore in the land.
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And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
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and it will come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they will say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
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Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister; that it may be well with me for thy sake, and that my soul may live because of thee.
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And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.
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And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai;
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to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
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And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents.
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And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
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And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.
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And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.
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Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.
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And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar.
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And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other:
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Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom.
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And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah.
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And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward;
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for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever.
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And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered.
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Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee.
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Then Abram moved [his] tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the wilderness.
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And Abram was very rich in cattle, and silver, and gold.
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And he went [to the place] whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Bæthel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Bæthel and Aggai,
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to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.
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And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and oxen, and tents.
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And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together.
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And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle, and the herdmen of Lot's cattle, and the Chananites and the Pherezites then inhabited the land.
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And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we are brethren.
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Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou [goest] to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.
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And Lot having lifted up his eyes, observed all the country round about Jordan, that it was all watered, before God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, as the garden of the Lord, and as the land of Egypt, until thou come to Zogora.
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And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.
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And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom.
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But the men of Sodom were evil, and exceedingly sinful before God.
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And God said to Abram after Lot was separated from him, Look up with thine eyes, and behold from the place where thou now art northward and southward, and eastward and seaward;
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for all the land which thou seest, I will give it to thee and to thy seed for ever.
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And I will make thy seed like the dust of the earth; if any one is able to number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed be numbered.
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Arise and traverse the land, both in the length of it and in the breadth; for to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
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And Abram having removed his tent, came and dwelt by the oak of Mambre, which was in Chebrom, and he there built an altar to the Lord.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Ascendit ergo Abram de Ægypto, ipse et uxor eius, et omnia quæ habebat, et Lot cum eo ad australem plagam.
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Erat autem dives valde in possessione auri et argenti.
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Reversusque est per iter, quo venerat, a meridie in Bethel usque ad locum ubi prius fixerat tabernaculum inter Bethel et Hai:
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in loco altaris quod fecerat prius, et invocavit ibi nomen Domini.
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Sed et Lot qui erat cum Abram, fuerunt greges ovium, et armenta, et tabernacula.
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Nec poterat eos capere terra, ut habitarent simul: erat quippe substantia eorum multa, et nequibant habitare communiter.
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Unde et facta est rixa inter pastores gregum Abram et Lot. Eo autem tempore Chananæus et Pherezæus habitabant in terra illa.
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Dixit ergo Abram ad Lot: Ne quæso sit iurgium inter me et te, et inter pastores meos, et pastores tuos: fratres enim sumus.
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Ecce universa terra coram te est: recede a me, obsecro: si ad sinistram ieris, ego dexteram tenebo: si tu dexteram elegeris, ego ad sinistram pergam.
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Elevatis itaque Lot oculis, vidit omnem circa regionem Iordanis, quæ universa irrigabatur antequam subverteret Dominus Sodomam et Gomorrham, sicut paradisus Domini, et sicut Ægyptus venientibus in Segor.
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Elegitque sibi Lot regionem circa Iordanem, et recessit ab Oriente: divisique sunt alterutrum a fratre suo.
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Abram habitavit in terra Chanaan: Lot vero moratus est in oppidis, quæ erant circa Iordanem, et habitavit in Sodomis.
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Homines autem Sodomitæ pessimi erant, et peccatores coram Domino nimis.
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Dixitque Dominus ad Abram, postquam divisus est ab eo Lot: Leva oculos tuos, et vide a loco, in quo nunc es, ad aquilonem et meridiem, ad orientem et occidentem.
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Omnem terram, quam conspicis, tibi dabo, et semini tuo usque in sempiternum.
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Faciamque semen tuum sicut pulverem terræ: si quis potest hominum numerare pulverem terræ, semen quoque tuum numerare poterit.
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Surge, et perambula terram in longitudine, et in latitudine sua: quia tibi daturus sum eam.
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Movens igitur tabernaculum suum Abram, venit et habitavit iuxta convallem Mambre, quæ est in Hebron: ædificavitque ibi altare Domino.
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Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.
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Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
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He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
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to the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first. There Abram called on the LORD’s name.
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Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, herds, and tents.
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The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.
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There was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites lived in the land at that time.
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Abram said to Lot, “Please, let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; for we are relatives.
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Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If you go to the left hand, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
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Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.
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So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves from one another.
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Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
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Now the men of Sodom were exceedingly wicked and sinners against the LORD.
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The LORD said to Abram, after Lot was separated from him, “Now, lift up your eyes, and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward,
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for I will give all the land which you see to you and to your offspring forever.
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I will make your offspring as the dust of the earth, so that if a man can count the dust of the earth, then your offspring may also be counted.
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Arise, walk through the land in its length and in its width; for I will give it to you.”
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Abram moved his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the LORD.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;
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and Abram <FI>is<Fi> exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
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And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai--
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unto the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there doth Abram preach in the name of Jehovah.
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And also to Lot, who is going with Abram, there hath been sheep and oxen and tents;
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and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;
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and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite <FI>are<Fi> then dwelling in the land.
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And Abram saith unto Lot, `Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we <FI>are<Fi> men--brethren.
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Is not all the land before thee? be parted, I pray thee, from me; if to the left, then I to the right; and if to the right, then I to the left.'
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And Lot lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the whole circuit of the Jordan that it <FI>is<Fi> all a watered country (before Jehovah's destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as Jehovah's garden, as the land of Egypt,) in thy coming toward Zoar,
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and Lot chooseth for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted--a man from his companion;
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Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;
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and the men of Sodom <FI>are<Fi> evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
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And Jehovah said unto Abram, after Lot's being parted from him, `Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and look from the place where thou <FI>art<Fi> , northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward;
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for the whole of the land which thou are seeing, to thee I give it, and to thy seed--to the age.
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And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;
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rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it.'
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And Abram tenteth, and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks of Mamre, which <FI>are<Fi> in Hebron, and buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.
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Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).