Genesis 13 (NIV)

Abram and Lot Separate

1. So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.
2. Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.
3. From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier
4. and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the LORD.
5. Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6. But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.
7. And quarreling arose between Abram’s herders and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.
8. So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me, or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.
9. Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”
10. Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan toward Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
11. So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:
12. Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
13. Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD.
14. The LORD said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.
15. All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring forever.
16. I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.
17. Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.”
18. So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the LORD.

1. Abram Returns to Canaan:
   • Abram and his family leave Egypt and return to the land of Canaan, settling near Bethel.
   • Abram worships God by calling upon His name at an altar he had previously built.
2. Conflict Between Abram and Lot:
   • Abram and Lot’s wealth has grown significantly, with large flocks, herds, and tents.
   • Disputes arise between their herdsmen over grazing land, as the land cannot support both households.
3. Abram and Lot Separate:
   • To resolve the conflict, Abram offers Lot the choice of land.
   • Lot chooses the fertile plain of the Jordan Valley near Sodom and Gomorrah, while Abram remains in the less lush region of Canaan.
4. God’s Promise to Abram:
   • After Lot departs, God reaffirms His promise to Abram, declaring that all the land Abram sees will belong to his descendants forever.
   • God also promises Abram that his descendants will be as numerous as the dust of the earth.
   • Abram settles near Hebron, where he builds another altar to worship God.

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