13:1 Then Abram left
and traveled southward
with his wife and
and all his belongings.
13:2 Abram became rich in property
and silver and gold.
13:3 From the Southern region
they traveled around
and pitched their tents
between
where his tent had been earlier.
13.4 It was there Abram
had first built an altar
and praised the name of Yahweh.
13:5 Now Lot traveled with Abram
and had flocks and herds and tents.
13:6 But the land didn’t support them
while they were together
for they had so many possessions
that they were unable to stay together.
13:7 Then strife arose
between Abram's and
The Canaanites and Perizzites
also lived in that area then.
13:8 Then Abram said to
Let's not quarrel you and I
or between your herders and mine
for we are brothers.
13:9 Is not the whole region available?
Let's part company.
If you go to the left
I'll go to the right.
If you go to the right
I'll go to the left.
13:10
and saw the fertile
were all well watered
like the
and the
before
were decimated.
13:11 Then
on the plains of the
to set out toward the east
and part company from each other.
13:12 Abram settled in
Lot pitched his tents near
and lived among the plains villages.
13:13 The people of
and offensive to Yahweh.
13:14 After
Yahweh spoke to Abram:
Lift up your eyes
and look around you
to the north and south
to the east and west.
13:15 All this land you see
will be entrusted to you
and to your followers
for eternity.
13:16 Your followers will be countless
like the dust of the earth.
If someone could count the dust
then your followers could be counted.
13:17 Arise and travel the world
the length and breadth of it
for it is a gift to you.
13:18 Then Abram moved
and pitched his tents
at the trees of Mamre in
and there he built an altar to Yahweh.
