Genesis 13:10

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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.

Cross References

Genesis 13:11

So Lot chose the whole Jordan Valley for himself, and as he started towards the east, he and Abram separated.

Genesis 13:9

There is plenty of land for you to choose from. Let's separate. If you go north, I'll go south; if you go south, I'll go north.”

Genesis 14:2

attacked King Bera of Sodom, King Birsha of Gomorrah, King Shinab of Admah, King Shemeber of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, also known as the city of Zoar.

Genesis 14:8

At Siddim Valley, the armies of the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela fought the armies of King Chedorlaomer of Elam, King Tidal of Goiim, King Amraphel of Babylonia, and King Arioch of Ellasar. The valley

Genesis 3:6

The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.

Genesis 47:6

I will let them live anywhere they choose in the land of Egypt, but I suggest that they settle in Goshen, the best part of our land. I would also like your finest shepherds to look after my own sheep and goats.”

1 Kings 7:46

near the River Jordan between Succoth and Zarethan by pouring melted bronze into clay moulds.

Job 40:23

It remains calm and unafraid with the River Jordan rushing and splashing in its face.

Psalm 107:34

flowing streams into scorched land, and fruitful fields into beds of salt.

Isaiah 15:5

I pity Moab! Its people are running to Zoar and to Eglath-Shelishiyah. They cry on their way up to the town of Luhith; on the road to Horonaim they tell of disasters.

Isaiah 51:3

Though Zion is in ruins, the LORD will bring comfort, and the city will be as lovely as the garden of Eden that he provided. Then Zion will celebrate; it will be thankful and sing joyful songs.

Jeremiah 48:34

Weeping from Heshbon can be heard as far as Elealeh and Jahaz; cries from Zoar are heard in Horonaim and Eglath-Shelishiyah. And Nimrim Brook has run dry.

Ezekiel 16:46

Your elder sister was Samaria, that city to your north with her nearby villages. Your younger sister was Sodom, that city to your south with her nearby villages.

Ezekiel 16:49

They were arrogant and spoilt; they had everything they needed and still refused to help the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 28:13

You lived in the garden of Eden and wore jewellery made of brightly-coloured gems and precious stones. They were all set in gold and were ready for you on the day you were born.

Ezekiel 31:8

None of the cedar trees in my garden of Eden were as beautiful as this tree; no tree of any kind had such long branches.

Ezekiel 31:9

I, the LORD, gave this tree its beauty, and I helped the branches grow strong. All other trees in Eden wanted to be just like it.

Ezekiel 47:18

The eastern border will begin on the border between the two kingdoms of Hauran and Damascus. It will run south along the River Jordan, which separates the territories of Gilead and Israel, and it will end at the Dead Sea near the town of Tamar.

Joel 2:3

Fiery flames surround them; no one escapes. Before they invaded, the land was like Eden; now only a desert remains.

Deuteronomy 34:3

The LORD also showed him the land in the south, from the valley near the town of Jericho, known as The City of Palm Trees, down to the town of Zoar.