Genesis 13

1 So Abram went up from Egypt and went into the Negev, he, his wife, and all that he had. Lot also went with them.

And Abram went up out of Egypt with his wife and all he had, and Lot with him, and they came in to the South.

2 Now Abram was very rich in animals, in silver, and in gold.

Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

3 He continued on his journey from the Negev to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been before, between Bethel and Ai.

And travelling on from the South, he came to Beth-el, to the place where his tent had been before, between Beth-el and Ai;

4 He went to the place where the altar was that he had built previously. Here he called on the name of Yahweh.

To the place where he had made his first altar, and there Abram gave worship to the name of the Lord.

5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks, herds, and tents.

And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;

6 The land was not able to support them both living close together, because their possessions were very many, so that they could not stay together.

So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.

7 Also, there was a dispute between the herdsmen of Abram's animals and the herdsmen of Lot's animals. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land at that time.

And there was an argument between the keepers of Abram's cattle and the keepers of Lot's cattle: at that time the Canaanites and Perizzites were still living in the land.

8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife between you and me, and between your herdsmen and my herdsmen; after all, we are family.

Then Abram said to Lot, Let there be no argument between me and you, and between my herdmen and your herdmen, for we are brothers.

9 Is not the whole land before you? Go ahead and separate yourself from me. If you go to the left, then I will go to the right. Or if you go to the right, then I will go to the left.”

Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will go to the left.

10 So Lot looked around, and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere all the way to Zoar, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt. This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.

And Lot, lifting up his eyes and looking an the valley of Jordan, saw that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord had sent destruction on Sodom and Gomorrah; it was like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, on the way to Zoar.

11 So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan and traveled east, and the relatives separated from each other.

So Lot took for himself all the valley of Jordan, and went to the east, and they were parted from one another.

12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities of the plain. He set up his tents as far away as Sodom.

Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom.

13 Now the men of Sodom were very wicked sinners against Yahweh.

Now the men of Sodom were evil, and great sinners before the Lord.

14 Yahweh said to Abram after Lot had departed from him, “Look from the place where you are standing to the north, south, east, and west.

And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

15 All this land which you see, I will give to you and to your descendants forever.

For all the land which you see I will give to you and to your seed for ever.

16 I will make your descendants as abundant as the dust of the earth, so that if a man could count the dust of the earth, then your descendants could also be counted.

And I will make your children like the dust of the earth, so that if the dust of the earth may be numbered, then will your children be numbered.

17 Arise, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I will give it to you.”

Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

18 So Abram picked up his tent, and came and lived by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and there built an altar to Yahweh.

And Abram, moving his tent, came and made his living-place by the holy tree of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and made an altar there to the Lord.