Genesis 13:1-4
For the name ‘Negeb’ see Genesis 12:9 and the comment. For the name ‘Bethel’ see Genesis 12:8 and the comment.... [ Continue Reading ]
For the name ‘Negeb’ see Genesis 12:9 and the comment. For the name ‘Bethel’ see Genesis 12:8 and the comment.... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 13 ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE V1 So Abram left Egypt. He took his wife. He took everything that he had. And Lot went with him. They went into the Negeb. V2 Abram was very rich. He had many animals. He had much silver and gold. V3 From the Negeb he w... [ Continue Reading ]
Their possessions included many animals, which need grass. There was not enough grass in that region for so many animals.... [ Continue Reading ]
They fought because each wanted their own animals to have the grass. The Perizzites were a *tribe that lived in the country called Canaan. V8 Then Abram said to Lot, ‘You and I must not fight against each other. Your servants and my servants must not fight against each other. We are relatives. V9 T... [ Continue Reading ]
Abram was very kind to Lot. He allowed Lot to choose where he would live. Abram would live on the land that Lot did not choose.... [ Continue Reading ]
‘The region round Zoar was like Egypt.’ Egypt was a flat country and the region round Zoar was flat. The river Nile provided plenty of water for Egypt so that crops grew well. And the river Jordan provided water for Zoar. Most of *Canaan was hilly and it was not like Egypt.... [ Continue Reading ]
Later, Lot realised that this was a bad choice. (See Genesis 19:24-25.) Abram had better land.... [ Continue Reading ]
When Lot left Abram, he began to move into bad company. • Lot chose the way that was easiest (in verses 10-11). That was a bad choice. • Lot moved his tent nearer to Sodom, where the inhabitants were wicked (in verses 12-13). That was not wrong. But he came nearer to evil companions. • Lot went i... [ Continue Reading ]
The land that Abram saw was *Canaan. God had brought Abram from Haran to *Canaan. Abram had gone to Egypt, but he had returned to *Canaan. Later, Abram’s *descendants went to Egypt for 400 years. But they returned to *Canaan. *Canaan became the country of God’s people and it was called ‘the land of... [ Continue Reading ]