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G enesis 14
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in every direction—north and south, east and west. 15 I am giving all this
land, as far as you can see, to you and your descendants* as a permanent
possession. 16 And I will give you so many descendants that, like the dust of
the earth, they cannot be counted! 17 Go and walk through the land in every
direction, for I am giving it to you.”
18 So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove
belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord.
Abram Rescues Lot
About this time war broke out in the region. King Amraphel of Bab
ylonia,* King Arioch of Ellasar, King Kedorlaomer of Elam, and King
Tidal of Goiim 2 fought against King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomor
rah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of
Bela (also called Zoar).
3 This second group of kings joined forces in Siddim Valley (that is, the
valley of the Dead Sea*). 4 For twelve years they had been subject to King
Kedorlaomer, but in the thirteenth year they rebelled against him.
5 One year later Ked
orlaomer and his allies arrived and defeated the
Rephaites at Ashteroth-karnaim, the Zuzites at Ham, the Emites at Shaveh-
kiriathaim, 6 and the Horites at Mount Seir, as far as El-paran at the edge of
the wilderness. 7 Then they turned back and came to E
n-mishpat (now called
Kadesh) and conquered all the territory of the Amalekites, and also the Am
orites living in Hazazon-tamar.
8 Then the rebel kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela
(also called Zoar) prepared for battle in the valley of the Dead Sea.* 9 They
fought against King Kedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amra
phel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar—four kings against five. 10 As
it happened, the valley of the Dead Sea was filled with tar pits. And as the
army of the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the tar pits,
while the rest escaped into the mountains. 11 The victorious invaders then
plundered Sodom and Gomorrah and headed for home, taking with them all
the spoils of war and the food supplies. 12 They also captured Lot—Abram’s
nephew who lived in Sodom—and carried off everything he owned.
13 But one of Lot’s men escaped and reported everything to Abram the
Hebrew, who was living near the oak grove belonging to Mamre the Amorite.
Mamre and his relatives, Eshcol and Aner, were Abram’s allies.
14 When Abram heard that his nephew Lot had been captured, he mobilized the 318 trained men who had been born into his household. Then he
pursued Kedorlaomer’s army until he caught up with them at Dan. 15 There
he divided his men and attacked during the night. Kedorlaomer’s army fled,
but Abram chased them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus. 16 Abram recovered all the goods that had been taken, and he brought back his nephew Lot
with his possessions and all the women and other captives.
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Melchizedek Blesses Abram
17 After Abram returned from his victory over Kedorlaomer and all his allies,
the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the valley of Shaveh (that is, the
King’s Valley).
18 And Melchizedek, the king of Salem and a priest of God Most High,*
13:15 Hebrew seed; also in 13:16. 14:1 Hebrew Shinar; also in 14:9. 14:3 Hebrew Salt Sea.
14:8 Hebrew Siddim Valley (see 14:3); also in 14:10. 14:18 Hebrew El-Elyon; also in 14:19, 20, 22.
