Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.
Genesis 13:11 - Tree of Life Version So Lot chose for himself the whole area surrounding the Jordan. Lot journeyed to the east, and they separated from each other. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 lifted up his eyes and saw that the whole area surrounding the Jordan was well watered in its entirety (before Adonai destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah)—like Adonai’s garden, like the land of Egypt—till you come to Zoar.
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the valley. And he moved his tent from place to place near Sodom.
After Lot separated himself from him, Adonai had said to Abram, “lift up your eyes, now, and look from the place where you are, to the north, south, east and west.
Isn’t the whole land before you? Please separate yourself from me. If to the left, then I’ll go to the right, and if to the right, then I’ll go to the left.”
When they brought them outside, one said, “Flee for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stop anywhere in the surrounding area! Escape to the hills, or else you’ll be swept away!”
I am a companion of all who fear You, of those who observe Your precepts.
As for the kedoshim who are in the land, they are noble—in them is all my delight.
Do not forsake your friend, or your father’s friend, nor go to your brother’s house in the day of your disaster— better a neighbor nearby than a brother far off.
The east side, between Hauran, Damascus, Gilead and the land of Israel, will be by the Jordan. You will measure from the northern border to the eastern sea. This will be the eastern side.
And do not neglect our own meetings, as is the habit of some, but encourage one another—and all the more so as you see the Day approaching.