Genesis 13:1-18.
Genesis 13:1-18
Introduction
Genesis 13:1-18: Abram, Sarai and Abram's nephew, Lot, move to the Southern
Desert. Abram and Lot have so many animals that they need to move apart
from one another in order to have enough pastureland. Lot moves east of
the Jordan River to the Jordan Valley, while Abram stays west of the
Jordan River in Canaan. God shows Abram the whole land of Canaan, and he
moves to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron.
Today's Reading
1Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his
wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him. 2Abram was a very
rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold. 3Then
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 4and
had built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord. 5Lot also had sheep,
goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and servants. 6And so there
was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because
they had too many animals. 7So 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.)
8Then Abram said to Lot, We are relatives, and your men and my men
shouldn't be quarreling. 9So let's separate. Choose any part of the land
you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other. 10Lot 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.) 11So Lot
chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the east.
That is how the two men parted. 12Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and
Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom, 13whose
people were wicked and sinned against the Lord. 14After Lot had left, the
Lord said to Abram, From where you are, look carefully in all directions.
15I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see,
and it will be yours forever. 16I 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! 17Now, go and look over the whole land,
because I am going to give it all to you. 18So Abram moved his camp and
settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an
altar to the Lord.
God bless you.
Genesis 13:1-18: Abram, Sarai and Abram's nephew, Lot, move to the Southern
Desert. Abram and Lot have so many animals that they need to move apart
from one another in order to have enough pastureland. Lot moves east of
the Jordan River to the Jordan Valley, while Abram stays west of the
Jordan River in Canaan. God shows Abram the whole land of Canaan, and he
moves to live near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron.
Today's Reading
1Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his
wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him. 2Abram was a very
rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold. 3Then
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 4and
had built an altar. There he worshiped the Lord. 5Lot also had sheep,
goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and servants. 6And so there
was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because
they had too many animals. 7So 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.)
8Then Abram said to Lot, We are relatives, and your men and my men
shouldn't be quarreling. 9So let's separate. Choose any part of the land
you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other. 10Lot 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.) 11So Lot
chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the east.
That is how the two men parted. 12Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and
Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom, 13whose
people were wicked and sinned against the Lord. 14After Lot had left, the
Lord said to Abram, From where you are, look carefully in all directions.
15I am going to give you and your descendants all the land that you see,
and it will be yours forever. 16I 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! 17Now, go and look over the whole land,
because I am going to give it all to you. 18So Abram moved his camp and
settled near the sacred trees of Mamre at Hebron, and there he built an
altar to the Lord.
God bless you.
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