So Lot chose the Plain of the Yarden for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.
Genesis 13:12 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Avram lived in the land of Kena`an, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sedom. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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 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) 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 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 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan. In truth, Lot stayed in the towns that were around the Jordan, and he lived in Sodom. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan; and Lot abode in the towns that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom. |
So Lot chose the Plain of the Yarden for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.
They took Lot, Avram's brother's son, who lived in Sedom, and his goods, and departed.
that they made war with Bera, king of Sedom, and with Birsha, king of `Amorah, Shin'av, king of Admah, and Shem'ever, king of Tzevoyim, and the king of Bela (the same is Tzo`ar).
The two angels came to Sedom at evening. Lot sat in the gate of Sedom. Lot saw them, and rose up to meet them. He bowed himself with his face to the earth,
Then the LORD rained on Sedom and on `Amorah sulfur and fire from the LORD out of the sky.
He overthrew those cities, all the plain, all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew on the ground.
It happened, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Avraham, and sent Lot out of the middle of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in which Lot lived.