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(This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/nlt/genesis/13.htm">New Living Translation</a> 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.) <a href="/esv/genesis/13.htm">English Standard Version</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/kjv/genesis/13.htm">King James Bible</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. <a href="/nkjv/genesis/13.htm">New King James Version</a> And Lot lifted his eyes and saw all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere (before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go toward Zoar. <a href="/nasb_/genesis/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Lot raised his eyes and saw all the vicinity of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt going toward Zoar. <a href="/nasb/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1995</a> Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere— this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah— like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. <a href="/nasb77/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. <a href="/lsb/genesis/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere—this was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. <a href="/amp/genesis/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a> So Lot looked and saw that the valley of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; [it was all] like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar [at the south end of the Dead Sea]. <a href="/csb/genesis/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Lot looked out and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the LORD’s garden and the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/hcsb/genesis/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Lot looked out and saw that the entire Jordan Valley as far as Zoar was well watered everywhere like the LORD&#8217s garden and the land of Egypt. This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/asv/genesis/13.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. <a href="/cev/genesis/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> This happened before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah. And when Lot looked around, he saw there was plenty of water in the Jordan Valley. All the way to Zoar the valley was as green as the garden of the LORD or the land of Egypt. <a href="/erv/genesis/13.htm">English Revised Version</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. <a href="/gwt/genesis/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then Lot looked in the direction of Zoar as far as he could see. He saw that the whole Jordan Plain was well-watered like the LORD's garden or like Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/gnt/genesis/13.htm">Good News Translation</a> Lot looked around and saw that the whole Jordan Valley, all the way to Zoar, had plenty of water, like the Garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD had destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/isv/genesis/13.htm">International Standard Version</a> Lot looked around and noticed that the whole Jordan plain as far as Zoar was well-watered like the garden of the LORD or like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/net/genesis/13.htm">NET Bible</a> Lot looked up and saw the whole region of the Jordan. He noticed that all of it was well-watered (before the LORD obliterated Sodom and Gomorrah) like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, all the way to Zoar. <a href="/nheb/genesis/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, like the garden of God, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar. (This was before God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/wbt/genesis/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest to Zoar.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/genesis/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) <a href="/web/genesis/13.htm">World English Bible</a> Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/genesis/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And Lot lifts up his eyes, and sees the whole circuit of the Jordan that it [is] all a watered country (before YHWH’s destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as YHWH’s garden, as the land of Egypt), in your coming toward Zoar, <a href="/ylt/genesis/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And Lot lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the whole circuit of the Jordan that it is all a watered country (before Jehovah's destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as Jehovah's garden, as the land of Egypt,) in thy coming toward Zoar, <a href="/slt/genesis/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Lot will lift his eyes and will see all the environs of Jordan, that all was watered, before that Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, as the garden of Jehovah as the land of Egypt in thy coming to Zoar.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/genesis/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the country about the Jordan, which was watered throughout, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrha, as the paradise of the Lord, and like Egypt as one comes to Segor. <a href="/cpdv/genesis/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And so Lot, lifting up his eyes, saw all the region around the Jordan, which was thoroughly irrigated, before the Lord overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah. It was like the Paradise of the Lord, and it was like Egypt, approaching toward Zoar. <a href="/nabre/genesis/13.htm">New American Bible</a> Lot looked about and saw how abundantly watered the whole Jordan Plain was as far as Zoar, like the LORD’s own garden, or like Egypt. This was before the LORD had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/nrsvce/genesis/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Lot looked about him, and saw that the plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of Zoar; this was before the LORD had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/genesis/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the land of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of God, like the land of Egypt at the entrance of Zoan. <a href="/hpbt/genesis/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And Lot lifted his eyes and he saw all the land of Jordan, that all the place was watered, before LORD JEHOVAH would destroy Sadom and Amora, as the Paradise of God and like the land of Egypt that was in the entrance of Zoan.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/genesis/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar. <a href="/sep/genesis/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And Lot having lifted up his eyes, observed all the country round about Jordan, that it was all watered, before God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrha, as the garden of the Lord, and as the land of Egypt, until thou come to Zogora. <a href="/parallel/genesis/13-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2806" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">Lot Proceeds Toward Sodom</a> 10<a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">And Lot</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: way·yiś·śā- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">looked out</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nāw (N-cdc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: way·yar (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">and saw</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">that the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/3603.htm" title="3603: kik·kar (N-fsc) -- From karar; a circle, i.e. a circumjacent tract or region, expec. The Ghor or valley of the Jordan; also a loaf; also a talent (round) coin).">plain</a> <a href="/hebrew/3383.htm" title="3383: hay·yar·dên (Art:: N-proper-fs) -- The principal river of Pal. From yarad; a descender; Jarden, the principal river of Palestine.">of the Jordan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: bō·’ă·ḵāh (V-Qal-Inf:: 2ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">all the way</a> <a href="/hebrew/6820.htm" title="6820: ṣō·‘ar (N-proper-fs) -- Insignificance, a city at the S.E. end of the Dead Sea. From tsa'ar; little; Tsoar, a place East of the Jordan.">to Zoar,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4945.htm" title="4945: maš·qeh (N-ms) -- From shaqah; properly, causing to drink, i.e. A butler; by implication, drink; figuratively, a well-watered region.">was well watered</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵul·lāh (N-msc:: 3fs) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1588.htm" title="1588: kə·ḡan- (Prep-k:: N-csc) -- An enclosure, garden. From ganan; a garden.">like the garden</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: kə·’e·reṣ (Prep-k:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">like the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">(This was before</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ša·ḥêṯ (V-Piel-Inf) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">destroyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/5467.htm" title="5467: sə·ḏōm (N-proper-fs) -- A Canaanite city near the Dead Sea. From an unused root meaning to scorch; burnt district; Sedom, a place near the Dead Sea.">Sodom</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6017.htm" title="6017: ‘ă·mō·rāh (N-proper-fs) -- A city in the Jordan Valley. From amar; a heap; Amorah, a place in Palestine.">and Gomorrah.)</a> 11So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/19-24.htm">Genesis 19:24-25</a> Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah—from the LORD out of the heavens. / Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground. <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">Genesis 2:8-10</a> And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed. / Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. / Now a river flowed out of Eden to water the garden, and from there it branched into four headwaters: <a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49-50</a> Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy. / Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen. <a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a> if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly; / and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless / (for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)— <a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-29</a> It was the same in the days of Lot: People were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building. / But on the day Lot left Sodom, fire and sulfur rained down from heaven and destroyed them all. <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a> For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and melodious song. <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a> the Negev, and the region from the Valley of Jericho (the City of Palms) all the way to Zoar. <a href="/isaiah/1-9.htm">Isaiah 1:9-10</a> Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. / Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! <a href="/matthew/11-23.htm">Matthew 11:23-24</a> And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. / But I tell you that it will be more bearable for Sodom on the day of judgment than for you.” <a href="/jeremiah/50-40.htm">Jeremiah 50:40</a> As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-14.htm">2 Corinthians 11:14</a> And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a> And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. <a href="/jude/1-7.htm">Jude 1:7</a> In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire. <a href="/ezekiel/47-1.htm">Ezekiel 47:1-12</a> Then the man brought me back to the entrance of the temple, and I saw water flowing from under the threshold of the temple toward the east (for the temple faced east). The water was coming down from under the south side of the temple, south of the altar. / Next he brought me out through the north gate and led me around the outside to the outer gate facing east, and there I saw the water trickling out from the south side. / As the man went eastward with a measuring line in his hand, he measured off a thousand cubits and led me through ankle-deep water. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you come to Zoar.and beheld.<a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a> And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.<a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Genesis 6:2</a> That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.<a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">Numbers 32:1</a> Now the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very great multitude of cattle: and when they saw the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that, behold, the place was a place for cattle;the plain.<a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17,24,25</a> And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed… <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a> And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.<a href="/1_kings/7-46.htm">1 Kings 7:46</a> In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.the garden.<a href="/genesis/2-9.htm">Genesis 2:9,10</a> And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil… <a href="/isaiah/51-3.htm">Isaiah 51:3</a> For the LORD shall comfort Zion: he will comfort all her waste places; and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the LORD; joy and gladness shall be found therein, thanksgiving, and the voice of melody.<a href="/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a> Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.Zoar.<a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Genesis 14:2,8</a> That these made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar… <a href="/genesis/19-20.htm">Genesis 19:20,22-30</a> Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live… <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Deuteronomy 34:3</a> And the south, and the plain of the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, unto Zoar.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/12-14.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/genesis/7-23.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/7-19.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/genesis/6-11.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/genesis/3-24.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/10-30.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/genesis/10-19.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/john/10-40.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/12-6.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/10-19.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/2-6.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/ezekiel/45-15.htm">Well-Watered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-34.htm">Zoar</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/19-28.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/genesis/15-18.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/genesis/20-13.htm">Everywhere</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Garden</a> <a href="/genesis/16-8.htm">Goest</a> <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Gomorrah</a> <a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Sodom</a> <a href="/genesis/24-46.htm">Watered</a> <a href="/job/8-16.htm">Well-Watered</a> <a href="/genesis/14-2.htm">Zoar</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 13</div>1. <a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.</a> 6. <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.</a> 8. <a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,</a> 10. <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">and Lot goes toward Sodom.</a> 14. <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">God renews his promise to Abram.</a> 18. <a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This moment reflects a reliance on human perception rather than divine guidance, contrasting with Abram's faith-driven journey. It serves as a cautionary tale about making decisions based solely on appearances.that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, The Jordan Valley is a fertile region, known for its lush landscape. Zoar, a city near the Dead Sea, is historically significant as one of the "cities of the plain." This area was attractive for its agricultural potential, which would have been appealing to Lot, a man with large flocks and herds.was well watered like the garden of the LORD, The comparison to the "garden of the LORD" evokes the imagery of Eden, suggesting a place of abundance and blessing. This phrase underscores the initial attractiveness of the land, drawing a parallel to the original paradise, yet foreshadowing the loss and destruction that will come.like the land of Egypt. Egypt, known for the Nile's life-giving waters, represents prosperity and sustenance. This comparison indicates the land's richness and potential for supporting life. However, Egypt also symbolizes worldly allure and temptation, hinting at the spiritual dangers of Lot's choice.(This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) This parenthetical note serves as a forewarning of the impending judgment on Sodom and Gomorrah. It highlights the transient nature of earthly beauty and prosperity when contrasted with divine judgment. This destruction is a pivotal event in biblical history, emphasizing God's righteousness and the consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a> The nephew of Abram (later Abraham), Lot is a key figure in this passage as he makes a significant choice based on what he sees. 2. <a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram (Abraham)</a> Though not directly mentioned in this verse, Abram is the patriarch who offers Lot the choice of land, demonstrating his faith and generosity. 3. <a href="/topical/p/plain_of_the_jordan.htm">Plain of the Jordan</a> A fertile and well-watered area that Lot chooses for himself, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden and the land of Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/z/zoar.htm">Zoar</a> A small city near the plain of the Jordan, which is part of the area Lot chooses. 5. <a href="/topical/s/sodom_and_gomorrah.htm">Sodom and Gomorrah</a> Infamous cities known for their wickedness, which are later destroyed by God. Their mention here foreshadows future events.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_superficial_choices.htm">The Danger of Superficial Choices</a> Lot's decision was based on what he saw, not on seeking God's guidance. This teaches us to look beyond appearances and seek God's will in our decisions. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_compromise.htm">The Consequences of Compromise</a> Lot's choice led him to live near Sodom, a place of great wickedness. This serves as a warning about the dangers of compromising our values for material gain. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_generosity.htm">Faith and Generosity</a> Abram's willingness to let Lot choose first demonstrates faith in God's provision and a generous spirit. We are encouraged to trust God and be generous with others. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_discernment.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Discernment</a> Lot's lack of discernment led him into a morally corrupt environment. We must cultivate spiritual discernment to make wise choices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 13</a> <a href="/q/is_genesis_13_10's_jordan_valley_accurate.htm">How historically accurate is the description of the Jordan Valley in Genesis 13:10 as “well watered everywhere…like the garden of the Lord,” given modern geological data? </a> <a href="/q/was_canaan's_land_enough_for_abram_and_lot.htm">According to Genesis 13:5–6, was there really enough pastureland in Canaan to support both Abram and Lot’s immense flocks, considering the region’s known agricultural limits? </a> <a href="/q/what_does_'hearts_far_from_me'_mean.htm">Were Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed by a meteor strike?</a> <a href="/q/proof_of_divine_judgment_turning_lands_barren.htm">Psalm 107:33–34 – Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) The plain of Jordan.--This word, Ciccar, literally means the circuit, or, as it is translated in St. <a href="/matthew/3-5.htm" title="Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about Jordan,">Matthew 3:5</a>, "the region round about Jordan," and, according to Mr. Conder (Tent Work, ii., p. 14), is the proper name of the Jordan valley, and especially of the plain of Jericho. It is now called the Gnor, or depression, and is one of the most remarkable districts in the world, being a deep crack or fissure, with chalk rocks upon the western and sandstone on the eastern side, over which lies limestone, geologically of the age of our green-sand formation. It is thus what is technically called by miners a fault, the formations on the two sides having been displaced by some tremendous convulsion of nature. Most of the valley lies below the level of the Mediterranean, the Sea of Galilee being, by Mr. Conder's observations, about 682 feet below it, and the Dead Sea no less than 1,292 feet. As the watershed to the south rises to a level of 200 feet above the Mediterranean, al) egress for the waters is thereby cut off, and there are numerous proofs that at some distant period the whole valley, about 150 miles in length, was a succession of large lakes. But even in Abram's days the Jordan poured down a far larger volume of water than at present; for by the loss of its forests the climate of Palestine has become much more dry than of old, and regions once fertile are now barren. And as the supply of water has become less than that lost by evaporation, the Dead Sea has gradually receded, and left around it arid wastes covered over with incrustations of salt.As the garden of the Lord.--Mr. Palmer (Desert of the Exodus. p. 465) describes the fertility of the Jordan valley as follows:--"Although the immediate vicinity of the Dead Sea is barren enough, the Ghor, or deep depression at the northern and southern extremities, teems with life and vegetation; and even where the cliffs rise sheer up from the water's edge, streams of fresh water dash down the ravines, and bring the verdure with them almost to the Salt Sea's brink." The same writer (p. 480) has also shown conclusively, with Mr. Grove, Dr. Tristram, and others, that Sodom and Gomorrha were at the northern end of the lake, and not, as was previously supposed, at the southern. For the Ciccar is strictly the part of the Ghor near Jericho, and as the Dead Sea is forty-six miles in length, its southern extremity was far away out of sight. Moreover, Lot was standing some miles away to the north-west, on the high ground between Beth-el and Ai, whence "the northern end of the Dead Sea, and the barren tract which extends from the oasis of Jericho to it and the Jordan, are distinctly visible" (Dr. Tristram, Sunday at Home, 1872, p. 215). This "barren tract" was once the Ciccar, and the traces of ancient irrigation and aqueducts attest its former fertility. It was upon this district, "well watered everywhere," that Lot gazed so covetously, and its richness is indicated by a double comparison: for, first, it was like Jehovah's garden in Eden, watered by its four rivers; and next, it was like Egypt, rendered fertile by artificial means.As thou comest unto Zoar.--This makes no sense whatsoever. No person on the route to Egypt could possibly take Zoar in his way; and of the five cities of the plain this was the least like Paradise. The Syriac has preserved the right reading, namely, Zoan. This city, however, was called Zor, or Zar, by the Egyptians (Records of the Past, viii. 147), and was situated on the eastern side of the Tanaitic branch of the Nile, at the head of a fertile plain, called "the field of Zoan" in <a href="/psalms/78-12.htm" title="Marvelous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Egypt, in the field of Zoan.">Psalm 78:12</a>. Through this rich and well-watered region Lot had lately travelled in Abram's company, and the luxuriant vegetation there made it not unworthy to be compared with Paradise.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - And Lot lifted up his eyes. Circumspexit; with a look of eager, lustful greed (cf. <a href="/genesis/3-6.htm">Genesis 3:6</a>). The same expression is afterwards used of Abram (ver. 14), where perhaps also the element of satisfaction, though in a good sense, is designed to be included. And beheld all the plain. Literally, all the circle, or surrounding region (כִּכָּר, from כָּרַר, to move in a circle; cf. arrondissement, Fr.; kreis or bezirk, Ger.); ΠΑΡΙ´ΞΩΡΟΣ (LXX., <a href="/matthew/3-5.htm">Matthew 3:5</a>); now called El Ghor, the low country (Gesenius). Of Jordan. Compounded of Jordan, the names of the two river sources (Josephus, Jerome); but, according to modern etymologists, derived from יָרַד, to go down, and signifying the Descender, like the German Rhine, from tin-hen, to run. The largest river of Palestine, rising at the foot of Antilibanus, and passing, in its course of 200 miles, over twenty-seven rapids, it pours its waters first into the lake of Merom, and then into the sea of Galilee, 653 feet, and finally into the Lacus Asphaltites, 1316 feet below the level of the Mediterranean (cf. Stanley's 'Sinai and Palestine,' <a href="/genesis/7.htm">Genesis 7</a>. p. 282). It is now called Esh-Sheri'ah, i.e. the ford, as having been of old crossed by the Israelites (Gesenius). That it was well-watered everywhere. Not by canals and trenches, as old interpreters imagined, but by copious streams along its course, descending chiefly from the mountains of Moab. Before the Lord destroyed - the same word is used for the destruction of all flesh in what is styled the Elohistic account of the Deluge (<a href="/genesis/6-13.htm">Genesis 6:13, 17</a>; <a href="/genesis/9-11.htm">Genesis 9:11, 15</a>; cf. ' Quarry on Genesis,' p. 423) - Sodom and Gomorrha (vide Genesis 14:2). Even as the garden of the Lord. Paradise in Eden, with its four streams (Genesis if. 10; Calvin, Lange, Keil); though by some this is deemed unsatisfactory (Quarry), and the phrase taken as - hortus amae-nissimus (Rosenmüller), and in particular Mesopotamia, which was a land of rare re. cundity (Grotius, Junius). Like the land of Egypt - which was irrigated by the Nile and by canals from it as well as by machines (<a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Deuteronomy 11:10, 11</a>) - as thou comest unto Zoar - at the south-east corner of the Dead Sea (vide <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Genesis 14:3</a>). <a href="/commentaries/genesis/13-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Lot ל֣וֹט (lō·wṭ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> Lot -- Abraham's nephew looked out וַיִּשָּׂא־ (way·yiś·śā-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> To lift, carry, take and saw וַיַּרְא֙ (way·yar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see that the whole כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every plain כִּכַּ֣ר (kik·kar) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money) of the Jordan, הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן (hay·yar·dên) Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine all the way בֹּאֲכָ֖ה (bō·’ă·ḵāh) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to Zoar, צֹֽעַר׃ (ṣō·‘ar) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6820.htm">Strong's 6820: </a> Zoar -- 'insignificance', a city at the southeastern end of the Dead Sea was well watered מַשְׁקֶ֑ה (maš·qeh) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4945.htm">Strong's 4945: </a> Causing to drink, a butler, drink, a well-watered region like the garden כְּגַן־ (kə·ḡan-) Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1588.htm">Strong's 1588: </a> An enclosure, garden of the LORD, יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel like the land כְּאֶ֣רֶץ (kə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרַ֔יִם (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa (This was before לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel destroyed שַׁחֵ֣ת (ša·ḥêṯ) Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> Perhaps to go to ruin Sodom סְדֹם֙ (sə·ḏōm) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5467.htm">Strong's 5467: </a> Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea and Gomorrah.) עֲמֹרָ֔ה (‘ă·mō·rāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6017.htm">Strong's 6017: </a> Gomorrah -- a city in the Jordan Valley <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">OT Law: Genesis 13:10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw (Gen. 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