Genesis 13:10

If they were standing on the 'mountain east of Bethel' (Genesis 12:8; Genesis 13:3), Lot would look eastward over the fertile Ghôr or Jordan valley, whilst in all other directions only the barren limestone hills of Judea would be visible. Garden of the Lord] Eden. As thou comest unto] i.e. in the direction of. Zoar] Zoar was a city near the Dead Sea: see on Genesis 14:3. But the Syriac text reads 'Zoan,' i.e. Tanis, a city in the Nile Delta.

11-13. Lot's choice showed that he cared chiefly for worldly prosperity; the evil reputation of his neighbours did not affect his decision, which proved af atal one: see Genesis 14:19. The sacred narrative now becomes confined to the history of Abraham and his direct descendants.