So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:
Genesis 13:12 - New International Version (Anglicised) Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 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 for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:
They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).
The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground.
Then the Lord rained down burning sulphur on Sodom and Gomorrah – from the Lord out of the heavens.
Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities – and also the vegetation in the land.
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.