Genesis 13:12 - Easy To Read Version

¹² Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived among the cities in the valley. Lot moved far south to Sodom and made his camp there.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹² Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the [Jordan] Valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom and dwelt there.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹² Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Common English Bible

¹² Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled near the cities of the valley and pitched his tent close to Sodom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. In truth, Lot stayed in the towns that were around the Jordan, and he lived in Sodom.

Genesis 13:12 Cross References

Genesis 13:11

So Lot chose to live in the Jordan Valley. The two men separated, and Lot began traveling east.

Genesis 14:12

Lot, the son of Abram’s brother, was living in Sodom, and the enemy captured him. The enemy also took everything he owned and left.

Genesis 14:2

All these kings fought a war against Bera the king of Sodom, Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shinab the king of Admah, Shemeber the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela. (Bela is also called Zoar.)

Genesis 19:1

That evening the two angels came to the city of Sodom. Lot was sitting near the city gates and saw the angels. {Lot thought they were men traveling through town.} Lot got up and went to them and bowed down on the ground.

Genesis 19:24

At the same time, the Lord began to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah. The Lord caused fire and burning sulfur to fall out of the sky from the Lord.

Genesis 19:25

So the Lord destroyed those cities. The Lord destroyed the whole valley—all the plants and all the people living in the cities.

Genesis 19:29

God destroyed the cities in the valley. But when God did this, he remembered Abraham {and did not destroy Abraham’s nephew}. Lot had been living among the cities in the valley. But God sent Lot away from there before he destroyed those cities.

Psalm 26:5

I hate those evil gangs.\par I won’t join those gangs of crooks.\par

1 Corinthians 15:33

Don’t be fooled: “Bad friends will ruin good habits.”