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Genesis 13

Genesis 13:10

Lot Proceeds toward Sodom · Genesis 13:10–13
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Translations

Modern
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Traditional
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
Literal
And Lot lifted up his eyes, and he saw all the plain of the Jordan, for all of it was well watered (before YHWH destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of YHWH, like the land of Egypt, as you go toward Zoar.
Latin
Elevatis itaque Lot oculis, vidit omnem circa regionem Jordanis, quæ universa irrigabatur antequam subverteret Dominus Sodomam et Gomorrham, sicut paradisus Domini, et sicut Ægyptus venientibus in Segor.

Original

Hebrew
English
And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

Notes

Genesis 13:10

  • What attracted Lot would not last. In the garden of the Lord, Adam and Eve gave in to their desire for what they saw. Later, Israel became enslaved in Egypt. Sodom and Gomorrah warn us about putting strong desires ahead of obedience to God (Genesis 3:5–6; see 1 John 2:16).

  • Zoar was a small town in the plain where Lot and his daughters later fled (Genesis 19:18–22). Earlier, it was called Bela (14:2).

Genesis 13:8–13

God promised the land to Abram. Abram might have told Lot to find his own place. Abram’s generosity showed his faith. He believed that even if he gave all the land away, God would still provide it to him and his descendants. Abram did not need to hold to things, while Lot's choices were selfish.

Events

People

Lot: Abraham's nephew; rescued from Sodom's destruction

Places

Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus Gomorrah: Wicked city destroyed by God along with Sodom Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history Sodom: Wicked city destroyed by God for its sins Zoar: A city near Sodom, spared from destruction

Glossary

Arabah Ben-Ammi Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Cities of the Plain Ebla Tablets Genesis, Book of Lot Patriarchs, Period of the Sheep Sodom and Gomorrah Zoar

Topics

Agriculture or Farming: Soil of Canaan Suited To Covetousness: Lot, in Choosing the Plain of the Jordan Egypt: Celebrated For: Fertility Egypt: The Country of: Fertility of Gardens of Eden: Called the Garden of the Lord Gardens of Eden: Fertility of Canaan Like Gomorrah: One of the |Cities of the Plain| Jordan: Plain of Lot: The Son of Haran: Separates from Abraham, and Locates in Sodom Sodom: Situated on the Plain of the Jordan River Tents were Pitched in the Neighbourhood of Wells the River Jordan: The Plains of Exceeding Fertile Zoar: A City of the Moabites, Near the Jordan River