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The two men parted company:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/genesis/13.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/genesis/13.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley, and Lot journeyed east. Thus they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/13.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/13.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan, and Lot journeyed east. And they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/13.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the vicinity of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. So they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/13.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/13.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/13.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan, and he traveled east. So they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/13.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the entire plain of the Jordan for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/13.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the entire Jordan Valley for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastward, and they separated from each other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/13.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/13.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself, and as he started out toward the east, he and Abram separated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/13.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose him all the Plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/13.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Lot chose the whole Jordan Plain for himself. He moved toward the east. They each went their own way.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/13.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself and moved away toward the east. That is how the two men parted. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/13.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the Jordan plain. Then Lot traveled eastward, and they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/13.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/13.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled toward the east. So the relatives separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/13.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/13.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/13.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves from one other. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/13.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and Lot chooses for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeys from the east, and they are parted—a man from his companion;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/13.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and Lot chooseth for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted -- a man from his companion;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/13.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Lot shall choose to him all the environs of Jordan: and Lot will remove from the east and they shall be separated each from his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/13.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Lot chose to himself the country about the Jordan, and he departed from the east: and they were separated one brother from the other. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/13.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And Lot chose for himself the region around the Jordan, and he withdrew by way of the east. And they were divided, one brother from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/13.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Lot, therefore, chose for himself the whole Jordan Plain and set out eastward. Thus they separated from each other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/13.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward; thus they separated from each other.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/13.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then Lot chose for himself all the land of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; thus they separated one brother from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/13.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Lot chose for himself all the land of Jordan and Lot picked up from the East and they parted, each man from his brother.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/13.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />So Lot chose him all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east; and they separated themselves the one from the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/13.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Lot chose for himself all the country round Jordan, and Lot went from the east, and they were separated each from his brother. And Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/13-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=2820" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/13.htm">Lot Proceeds Toward Sodom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10</span>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.) <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">So Lot</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’êṯ (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/977.htm" title="977: way·yiḇ·ḥar- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To choose. A primitive root; properly, to try, i.e. select.">chose</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.">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/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">for himself</a> <a href="/hebrew/3876.htm" title="3876: lō·wṭ (N-proper-ms) -- Abraham's nephew. The same as lowt; Lot, Abraham's nephew.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/5265.htm" title="5265: way·yis·sa‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pull out or up, set out, journey. A primitive root; properly, to pull up, especially the tent-pins, i.e. Start on a journey.">set out</a> <a href="/hebrew/6924.htm" title="6924: miq·qe·ḏem (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- The front, of place, time. Or qedmah; from qadam; the front, of place or time; often used adverbially.">toward the east.</a> <a href="/hebrew/6504.htm" title="6504: way·yip·pā·rə·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To divide. A primitive root; to break through, i.e. Spread or separate.">And Abram and Lot parted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: mê·‘al (Prep-m) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">company.</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ’ā·ḥîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab)."></a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17-26</a></span><br />As soon as the men had brought them out, one of them said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, and do not stop anywhere on the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!” / But Lot replied, “No, my lords, please! / Your servant has indeed found favor in your sight, and you have shown me great kindness by sparing my life. But I cannot run to the mountains; the disaster will overtake me, and I will die. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-1.htm">Genesis 19:1-3</a></span><br />Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown, / and said, “My lords, please turn aside into the house of your servant; wash your feet and spend the night. Then you can rise early and go on your way.” “No,” they answered, “we will spend the night in the square.” / But Lot insisted so strongly that they followed him into his house. He prepared a feast for them and baked unleavened bread, and they ate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-12.htm">Genesis 19:12-13</a></span><br />Then the two men said to Lot, “Do you have anyone else here—a son-in-law, your sons or daughters, or anyone else in the city who belongs to you? Get them out of here, / because we are about to destroy this place. For the outcry to the LORD against its people is so great that He has sent us to destroy it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-29.htm">Genesis 19:29</a></span><br />So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-12.htm">Genesis 14:12</a></span><br />They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/14-8.htm">Genesis 14:8-16</a></span><br />Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) marched out and arrayed themselves for battle in the Valley of Siddim / against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five. / Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and as the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some men fell into the pits, but the survivors fled to the hill country. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/18-20.htm">Genesis 18:20-21</a></span><br />Then the LORD said, “The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is great. Because their sin is so grievous, / I will go down to see if their actions fully justify the outcry that has reached Me. If not, I will find out.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-4.htm">Genesis 19:4-5</a></span><br />Before they had gone to bed, all the men of the city of Sodom, both young and old, surrounded the house. / They called out to Lot, saying, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Send them out to us so we can have relations with them!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-15.htm">Genesis 19:15-16</a></span><br />At daybreak the angels hurried Lot along, saying, “Get up! Take your wife and your two daughters who are here, or you will be swept away in the punishment of the city.” / But when Lot hesitated, the men grabbed his hand and the hands of his wife and his two daughters. And they led them safely out of the city, because of the LORD’s compassion for them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/19-30.htm">Genesis 19:30</a></span><br />Lot and his two daughters left Zoar and settled in the mountains—for he was afraid to stay in Zoar—where they lived in a cave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-28.htm">Luke 17:28-32</a></span><br />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. / It will be just like that on the day the Son of Man is revealed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-6.htm">2 Peter 2:6-8</a></span><br />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)—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-9.htm">Hebrews 11:9-10</a></span><br />By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. / For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-8.htm">Hebrews 11:8</a></span><br />By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-7.htm">2 Peter 2:7</a></span><br />and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">they.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Genesis 13:9,14</a></b></br> <i>Is</i> not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if <i>thou wilt take</i> the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if <i>thou depart</i> to the right hand, then I will go to the left… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Psalm 16:3</a></b></br> <i>But</i> to the saints that <i>are</i> in the earth, and <i>to</i> the excellent, in whom <i>is</i> all my delight.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-63.htm">Psalm 119:63</a></b></br> I <i>am</i> a companion of all <i>them</i> that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Chooseth</a> <a href="/genesis/6-2.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/romans/15-19.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/genesis/11-7.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Company</a> <a href="/genesis/12-8.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/13-3.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/genesis/12-9.htm">Journeyeth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/10-32.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/12-9.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/genesis/13-9.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/18-25.htm">Chooseth</a> <a href="/genesis/47-2.htm">Chose</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Circuit</a> <a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">Companion</a> <a href="/genesis/28-3.htm">Company</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">East</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Eastward</a> <a href="/genesis/32-10.htm">Jordan</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Journeyed</a> <a href="/genesis/35-21.htm">Journeyeth</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Lot</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Parted</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Plain</a> <a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">Separated</a> <a href="/genesis/18-18.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/genesis/20-1.htm">Traveled</a> <a href="/genesis/13-12.htm">Valley</a> <a href="/genesis/13-15.htm">Whole</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 13</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-1.htm">Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-8.htm">Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">and Lot goes toward Sodom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-14.htm">God renews his promise to Abram.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/13-18.htm">He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.</a></span><br></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/13.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/13.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself</b><br>Lot's choice reflects a decision based on immediate visual appeal rather than spiritual discernment. The plain of the Jordan was well-watered and fertile, reminiscent of the Garden of Eden and the land of Egypt, which Lot had recently experienced. This choice indicates a preference for material prosperity over spiritual considerations. The decision foreshadows future troubles, as the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, located in this region, were known for their wickedness. Lot's choice can be contrasted with Abram's faith-driven decisions, highlighting a theme of faith versus sight.<p><b>and set out toward the east.</b><br>The direction eastward in Genesis often symbolizes moving away from God's presence or blessing. After Adam and Eve's expulsion from Eden, they moved eastward. Similarly, Cain went east after being cursed. Lot's journey eastward suggests a departure from the spiritual protection and guidance associated with Abram. This movement also prefigures Lot's eventual entanglement with the sinful cities of the plain, particularly Sodom.<p><b>And Abram and Lot parted company.</b><br>This separation marks a significant moment in the narrative of Genesis, as it allows Abram to fully step into the promises God has for him without the encumbrance of Lot's presence. The parting is amicable, reflecting Abram's character of peace and generosity. It also sets the stage for God's reaffirmation of His covenant with Abram, which follows immediately after this event. The separation can be seen as a necessary step for Abram to fulfill his divine calling, illustrating the biblical principle that sometimes separation is needed for spiritual growth and fulfillment of God's promises.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/l/lot.htm">Lot</a></b><br>The nephew of Abram (later Abraham), Lot is a significant figure in Genesis. His choice to settle in the fertile plains of the Jordan sets the stage for future events, including his eventual residence in Sodom.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/abram.htm">Abram (Abraham)</a></b><br>The patriarch of the Israelites, Abram is a man of faith who trusts in God's promises. His decision to allow Lot to choose first demonstrates his trust in God's provision.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_plain_of_the_jordan.htm">The Plain of the Jordan</a></b><br>A fertile and well-watered area, reminiscent of the Garden of the Lord. Lot's choice of this land reflects his desire for immediate prosperity.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_east.htm">The East</a></b><br>In biblical symbolism, moving eastward often represents moving away from God's presence or favor, as seen in the expulsion from Eden and Cain's departure.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/parting_of_abram_and_lot.htm">Parting of Abram and Lot</a></b><br>This event marks a significant turning point, leading to Abram's further journey with God and Lot's eventual troubles in Sodom.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_provision.htm">Trust in God's Provision</a></b><br>Abram's willingness to let Lot choose first demonstrates his faith in God's provision. Believers are encouraged to trust God rather than rely solely on their own judgment.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_superficial_choices.htm">The Danger of Superficial Choices</a></b><br>Lot's decision based on the appearance of the land serves as a warning against making choices based solely on immediate benefits without considering spiritual implications.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_separation.htm">The Importance of Separation</a></b><br>The parting of Abram and Lot illustrates the necessity of sometimes separating from others to pursue God's unique calling for our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_choices.htm">Consequences of Choices</a></b><br>Lot's choice eventually leads to his entanglement with Sodom, reminding us that our decisions have long-term consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/seeking_god's_guidance.htm">Seeking God's Guidance</a></b><br>This passage encourages believers to seek God's guidance in decision-making, prioritizing His will over personal desires.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_13.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 13</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_preach_the_gospel_wordlessly.htm">Why is Lot considered righteous in biblical texts?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_haran_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Haran in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_it_realistic_for_abram_to_have_318_men.htm">Genesis 14:14: Is it realistic for Abram, a nomadic patriarch, to have 318 trained men at his disposal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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 name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/13.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">Lot journeyed east.</span>--This is the word translated "eastward" in <a href="/genesis/2-8.htm" title="And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.">Genesis 2:8</a>, and "from the east" in <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm" title="And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelled there.">Genesis 11:2</a>. Here it can only mean <span class= "ital">towards the east.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/13.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan</span>. Allured by its beauty and fertility, and heedless of other or higher considerations. <span class="cmt_word">And Lot journeyed east,</span> <span class="hebrew">מִקֶּדֶס</span> <span class="accented"> = versus orientem</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/11-2.htm">Genesis 11:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And they separated themselves the one from the other</span>. Literally, <span class="accented">a man from his brother</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/13-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Lot</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֗וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- Abraham's nephew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">chose</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּבְחַר־</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiḇ·ḥar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_977.htm">Strong's 977: </a> </span><span class="str2">To try, select</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the whole</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plain</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּכַּ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(kik·kar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3603.htm">Strong's 3603: </a> </span><span class="str2">A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the Jordan</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yar·dên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3383.htm">Strong's 3383: </a> </span><span class="str2">Jordan -- the principal river of Palestine</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for himself</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֣וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֖וֹט</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wṭ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3876.htm">Strong's 3876: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lot -- Abraham's nephew</span><br /><br /><span class="word">set out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּסַּ֥ע</span> <span class="translit">(way·yis·sa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5265.htm">Strong's 5265: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull up, the tent-pins, start on a, journey</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward the east.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקֶּ֑דֶם</span> <span class="translit">(miq·qe·ḏem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6924.htm">Strong's 6924: </a> </span><span class="str2">The front, of place, time</span><br /><br /><span class="word">And [Abram and Lot] parted</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּפָּ֣רְד֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yip·pā·rə·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6504.htm">Strong's 6504: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break through, spread, separate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">company.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵעַ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">OT Law: Genesis 13:11 So Lot chose the Plain (Gen. 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