Genesis 13:1

Translations

Modern

So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.

Traditional

And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

Literal

And Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had—and Lot with him—to the Negev.

Latin

Ascendit ergo Abram de Ægypto, ipse et uxor ejus, et omnia quæ habebat, et Lot cum eo, ad australem plagam.

Original

Hebrew

English

So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.

Notes

Genesis 13:1–7

This story takes place during a time of conflict and God's blessings. At the beginning, Abram returns to a place where he had built an altar. The story emphasizes earlier events as Abram returns to the land (13:3–4). Abram renews his worship and again calls on the Lord's name (see 12:8).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham Lot Symbolic Numbers

Events

Abraham and Lot Separatec. 1920 BC

Related verses

Joshua 10:40
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
2 Samuel 24:7
They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
Genesis 12:9–20
And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
1 Samuel 27:10
…who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”
Genesis 21:33
And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
Genesis 20:1
Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
Joshua 18:5
…and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people Lot: Abraham's nephew; rescued from Sodom's destruction

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Negeb: The southern region of Israel, a semi-arid area

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Negeb, Negev Patriarchs, Period of the Sodom and Gomorrah

Topics

Abraham: Deferring to Lot, Chooses Hebron Egypt: The Country of: Abraham Lives In Lot: The Son of Haran: Returns with Him to Beth-El

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