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Genesis 13
PG 20
13:1-18
SCENIC
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ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE
God blesses Abram, and he grows wealthy. A famine in Canaan forces Abram
and his clan to go to Egypt, but they cause trouble for Pharaoh and are escorted
out of the country. Returning north with their herds and flocks, Abram and Lot
decide it is time to go their separate ways.
Egypt, where he lived as a foreigner. 11 As he
was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram
said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very
beautiful woman. 12 When the Egyptians see
you, they will say, ‘This is his wife. Let’s kill
him; then we can have her!’ 13 So please tell
them you are my sister. Then they will spare
my life and treat me well because of their interest in you.”
14
And sure enough, when Abram arrived
in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty.
15
When the palace officials saw her, they sang
her praises to Pharaoh, their king, and Sarai
was taken into his palace. 16 Then Pharaoh
gave Abram many gifts because of her—sheep,
goats, cattle, male and female donkeys, male
and female servants, and camels.
17
But the Lord sent terrible plagues upon
Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai,
Abram’s wife. 18 So Pharaoh summoned Abram
and accused him sharply. “What have you
done to me?” he demanded. “Why didn’t you
tell me she was your wife? 19 Why did you say,
‘She is my sister,’ and allow me to take her as
my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her
and get out of here!” 20 Pharaoh ordered some
of his men to escort them, and he sent Abram
out of the country, along with his wife and all
his possessions.
ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE
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So Abram left Egypt and traveled north
into the Negev, along with his wife and
Lot and all that they owned. 2 (Abram was very
rich in livestock, silver, and gold.) 3 From the
Negev, they continued traveling by stages toward Bethel, and they pitched their tents between Bethel and Ai, where they had camped
before. 4 This was the same place where Abram
had built the altar, and there he worshiped the
Lord again.
5
Lot, who was traveling with Abram, had
also become very wealthy with flocks of sheep
and goats, herds of cattle, and many tents.
6
But the land could not support both Abram
and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so
close together. 7 So disputes broke out between
the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. (At that time
Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in
the land.)
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Finally Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not allow
this conflict to come between us or our herdsmen. After all, we are close relatives! 9 The
whole countryside is open to you. Take your
choice of any section of the land you want,
and we will separate. If you want the land to
the left, then I’ll take the land on the right. If
you prefer the land on the right, then I’ll go
to the left.”
10
Lot took a long look at the fertile plains of
the Jordan Valley in the direction of Zoar. The
whole area was well watered everywhere, like
the garden of the Lord or the beautiful land
of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed
Sodom and Gomorrah.) 11 Lot chose for himself
the whole Jordan Valley to the east of them. He
went there with his flocks and servants and
parted company with his uncle Abram. 12 So
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot
moved his tents to a place near Sodom and
settled among the cities of the plain. 13 But the
people of this area were extremely wicked and
constantly sinned against the Lord.
14
After Lot had gone, the Lord said to
Abram, “Look as far as you can see in e very 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
13:15 Hebrew seed; also in 13:16.
