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.)
Genesis 13:11 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised So Lot chose the entire plain of the Jordan for himself. Then Lot journeyed eastwards, and they separated from each other. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Lot chose for himself all the Jordan Valley and [he] traveled east. So they separated. American Standard Version (1901) So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Common English Bible So Lot chose for himself the entire Jordan Valley. Lot set out toward the east, and they separated from each other. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version 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. |
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.)
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities on the plain and set up his tent near Sodom.
After Lot had separated from him, the Lord said to Abram, ‘Look from the place where you are. Look north and south, east and west,
Isn’t the whole land before you? Separate from me: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; if you go to the right, I will go to the left.’
As soon as the angels got them outside, one of them said, ‘Run for your lives! Don’t look back and don’t stop anywhere on the plain! Run to the mountains, or you will be swept away! ’
Don’t abandon your friend or your father’s friend, and don’t go to your brother’s house in your time of calamity; better a neighbour nearby than a brother far away.
On the east side it will run between Hauran and Damascus, along the Jordan between Gilead and the land of Israel; you will measure from the northern border to the eastern sea. This will be the eastern side.
not neglecting to gather together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging each other, and all the more as you see the day approaching.
Honour everyone. Love the brothers and sisters. Fear God. Honour the emperor.