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The Hebrew title בְּרֵאשִׁית (B'reishit — "In the beginning") identifies Genesis as the Ur-document of all biblical revelation. Moses compiled and wrote Genesis under divine inspiration (affirmed by Jesus in John 5:46; Luke 24:27), drawing on earlier written and oral sources (toledot records).
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- Primary Witness Text: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai; Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together. And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. Abram dwelled...
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The Hebrew title בְּרֵאשִׁית (B'reishit — "In the beginning") identifies Genesis as the Ur-document of all biblical revelation. Moses compiled and wrote Genesis under divine inspiration (affirmed by Jesus in John 5:46; Luke 24:27), drawing on earlier written and oral sources (toledot records).
Genesis addresses the deepest human questions: Origin, Identity, Fall, and Hope. Its apologetics force lies in presenting monotheistic creation, human dignity, the origin of evil, and the first redemptive promise (3:15) — each revolutionary in its ancient Near Eastern context where polytheism, fatalism, and cyclical time dominated all rival cosmologies.
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Genesis 13:1
Hebrew
וַיַּעַל אַבְרָם מִמִּצְרַיִם הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֹ וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְלוֹט עִמּוֹ הַנֶּֽגְבָּה׃vaya'al-'averam-mimitzerayim-hv'-ve'ishetvo-vekhal-'asher-lvo-velvot-'imvo-hanegevah
KJV: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
AKJV: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
ASV: And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
YLT: And Abram goeth up from Egypt (he and his wife, and all that he hath, and Lot with him) towards the south;
Exposition: Genesis 13:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:2
Hebrew
וְאַבְרָם כָּבֵד מְאֹד בַּמִּקְנֶה בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָֽב׃ve'averam-khaved-me'od-vamiqeneh-vakhesef-vvazahav
KJV: And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
AKJV: And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
ASV: And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
YLT: and Abram is exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Commentary WitnessGenesis 13:2Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Genesis 13:2
Verse 2 Abram was very rich - The property of these patriarchal times did not consist in flocks only, but also in silver and gold; and in all these respects Abram was דבד מאד cabed meod, exceeding rich. Josephus says that a part of this property was acquired by teaching the Egyptians arts and sciences. Thus did God fulfill his promises to him, by protecting and giving him a great profusion of temporal blessings, which were to him signs and pledges of spiritual things.
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Genesis 13:2
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- Josephus
Exposition: Genesis 13:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:3
Hebrew
וַיֵּלֶךְ לְמַסָּעָיו מִנֶּגֶב וְעַד־בֵּֽית־אֵל עַד־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־הָיָה שָׁם אהלה אֽ͏ָהֳלוֹ בַּתְּחִלָּה בֵּין בֵּֽית־אֵל וּבֵין הָעָֽי׃vayelekhe-lemasa'ayv-minegev-ve'ad-veyt-'el-'ad-hamaqvom-'asher-hayah-sham-'hlh-'aholvo-vatechilah-veyn-veyt-'el-vveyn-ha'ay
KJV: And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;
AKJV: And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
ASV: And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,
YLT: And he goeth on his journeyings from the south, even unto Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the commencement, between Bethel and Hai--
Commentary Witness (Generated)Genesis 13:3Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Genesis 13:3
Genesis 13:3 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Genesis 13:3
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Genesis 13:3
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Hai
Exposition: Genesis 13:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth–el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth–el and Hai;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:4
Hebrew
אֶל־מְקוֹם הַמִּזְבֵּחַ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂה שָׁם בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וַיִּקְרָא שָׁם אַבְרָם בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה׃'el-meqvom-hamizevecha-'asher-'ashah-sham-vari'shonah-vayiqera'-sham-'averam-veshem-yehvah
KJV: Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
AKJV: To the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. ¶
ASV: unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
YLT: unto the place of the altar which he made there at the first, and there doth Abram preach in the name of Jehovah.
Commentary Witness (Generated)Genesis 13:4Generated editorial synthesis
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Genesis 13:4
Genesis 13:4 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Genesis 13:4
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- Genesis 13:4
Exposition: Genesis 13:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:5
Hebrew
וְגַם־לְלוֹט הַהֹלֵךְ אֶת־אַבְרָם הָיָה צֹאן־וּבָקָר וְאֹהָלִֽים׃vegam-lelvot-haholekhe-'et-'averam-hayah-tzo'n-vvaqar-ve'ohaliym
KJV: And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
AKJV: And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
ASV: And Lot also, who went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
YLT: And also to Lot, who is going with Abram, there hath been sheep and oxen and tents;
Commentary Witness (Generated)Genesis 13:5Generated editorial synthesis
Commentary Witness (Generated)
Genesis 13:5
Genesis 13:5 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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Genesis 13:5
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Genesis 13:5
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Abram
Exposition: Genesis 13:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:6
Hebrew
וְלֹא־נָשָׂא אֹתָם הָאָרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּו כִּֽי־הָיָה רְכוּשָׁם רָב וְלֹא יָֽכְלוּ לָשֶׁבֶת יַחְדָּֽו׃velo'-nasha'-'otam-ha'aretz-lashevet-yachedav-khiy-hayah-rekhvsham-rav-velo'-yakhelv-lashevet-yachedav
KJV: And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
AKJV: And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
ASV: And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
YLT: and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;
Commentary WitnessGenesis 13:6Quoted commentary witness
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Genesis 13:6
Verse 6 Their substance was great - As their families increased, it was necessary their flocks should increase also, as from those flocks they derived their clothing, food, and drink. Many also were offered in sacrifice to God. They could not dwell together - 1. Because their flocks were great. 2. Because the Canaanites and the Perizzites had already occupied a considerable part of the land. 3. Because there appears to have been envy between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. To prevent disputes among them, that might have ultimately disturbed the peace of the two families, it was necessary that a separation should take place.
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Genesis 13:6
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- Lot
Exposition: Genesis 13:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:7
Hebrew
וֽ͏ַיְהִי־רִיב בֵּין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵֽה־אַבְרָם וּבֵין רֹעֵי מִקְנֵה־לוֹט וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וְהַפְּרִזִּי אָז יֹשֵׁב בָּאָֽרֶץ׃vayehiy-riyv-veyn-ro'ey-miqeneh-'averam-vveyn-ro'ey-miqeneh-lvot-vehakhena'aniy-vehaferiziy-'az-yoshev-va'aretz
KJV: And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
AKJV: And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
ASV: And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelt then in the land.
YLT: and there is a strife between those feeding Abram's cattle and those feeding Lot's cattle; and the Canaanite and the Perizzite are then dwelling in the land.
Commentary WitnessGenesis 13:7Quoted commentary witness
Commentary Witness
Genesis 13:7
Verse 7 The Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land - That is, they were there at the time Abram and Lot came to fix their tents in the land. See the note on Gen 12:6.
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Genesis 13:7
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Gen 12:6
Exposition: Genesis 13:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:8
Hebrew
וַיֹּאמֶר אַבְרָם אֶל־לוֹט אַל־נָא תְהִי מְרִיבָה בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶיךָ וּבֵין רֹעַי וּבֵין רֹעֶיךָ כִּֽי־אֲנָשִׁים אַחִים אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃vayo'mer-'averam-'el-lvot-'al-na'-tehiy-meriyvah-veyniy-vveyneykha-vveyn-ro'ay-vveyn-ro'eykha-khiy-'anashiym-'achiym-'anachenv
KJV: And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.
AKJV: And Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen; for we be brothers.
ASV: And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen; for we are brethren.
YLT: And Abram saith unto Lot, ‘Let there not, I pray thee, be strife between me and thee, and between my shepherds and thy shepherds, for we are men--brethren.
Commentary WitnessGenesis 13:8Quoted commentary witness
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Genesis 13:8
Verse 8 For we be brethren - We are of the same family, worship the same God in the same way, have the same promises, and look for the same end. Why then should there be strife? If it appear to be unavoidable from our present situation, let that situation be instantly changed, for no secular advantages can counterbalance the loss of peace.
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Genesis 13:8
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Exposition: Genesis 13:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:9
Hebrew
הֲלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֶיךָ הִפָּרֶד נָא מֵעָלָי אִם־הַשְּׂמֹאל וְאֵימִנָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִין וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה׃halo'-khal-ha'aretz-lefaneykha-hifared-na'-me'alay-'im-hashemo'l-ve'eyminah-ve'im-hayamiyn-ve'asheme'iylah
KJV: Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
AKJV: Is not the whole land before you? separate yourself, I pray you, from me: if you will take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if you depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.
ASV: Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.
YLT: Is not all the land before thee? be parted, I pray thee, from me; if to the left, then I to the right; and if to the right, then I to the left.'
Commentary WitnessGenesis 13:9Quoted commentary witness
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Genesis 13:9
Verse 9 Is not the whole land before thee - As the patriarch or head of the family, Abram, by prescriptive right, might have chosen his own portion first, and appointed Lot his; but intent upon peace, and feeling pure and parental affection for his nephew, he permitted him to make his choice first.
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Genesis 13:9
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Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Abram
Exposition: Genesis 13:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:10
Hebrew
וַיִּשָּׂא־לוֹט אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־כָּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן כִּי כֻלָּהּ מַשְׁקֶה לִפְנֵי ׀ שַׁחֵת יְהוָה אֶת־סְדֹם וְאֶת־עֲמֹרָה כְּגַן־יְהוָה כְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם בֹּאֲכָה צֹֽעַר׃vayisha'-lvot-'et-'eynayv-vayare'-'et-khal-khikhar-hayareden-khiy-khulah-masheqeh-lifeney- -shachet-yehvah-'et-sedom-ve'et-'amorah-khegan-yehvah-khe'eretz-mitzerayim-vo'akhah-tzo'ar
KJV: And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.
AKJV: And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as you come to Zoar.
ASV: And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the Plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as thou goest unto Zoar.
YLT: And Lot lifteth up his eyes, and seeth the whole circuit of the Jordan that it is all a watered country (before Jehovah's destroying Sodom and Gomorrah, as Jehovah's garden, as the land of Egypt,) in thy coming toward Zoar,
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Verse 10 Like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar - There is an obscurity in this verse which Houbigant has removed by the following translation: Ea autem, priusquam Sodomam Gornorrhamque Do minus delerit, erat, qua itur Segor, tota irrigua, quasi hortus Domini, et quasi terra Aegypti. "But before the Lord had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, it was, as thou goest to Zoar, well watered, like the garden of the Lord, and like the land of Egypt." As paradise was watered by the four neighboring streams, and as Egypt was watered by the annual overflowing of the Nile; so were the plains of the Jordan, and all the land on the way to Zoar, well watered and fertilized by the overflowing of the Jordan.
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Genesis 13:10
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- Egypt
- Segor
- Domini
- Aegypti
- Gomorrah
- Zoar
- Lord
- Nile
- Jordan
Exposition: Genesis 13:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comes...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:11
Hebrew
וַיִּבְחַר־לוֹ לוֹט אֵת כָּל־כִּכַּר הַיַּרְדֵּן וַיִּסַּע לוֹט מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּפָּרְדוּ אִישׁ מֵעַל אָחִֽיו׃vayivechar-lvo-lvot-'et-khal-khikhar-hayareden-vayisa'-lvot-miqedem-vayifaredv-'iysh-me'al-'achiyv
KJV: Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
AKJV: Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
ASV: So Lot chose him all the Plain of the Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
YLT: and Lot chooseth for himself the whole circuit of the Jordan; and Lot journeyeth from the east, and they are parted--a man from his companion;
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Verse 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain - A little civility or good breeding is of great importance in the concerns of life. Lot either had none, or did not profit by it. He certainly should have left the choice to the patriarch, and should have been guided by his counsel; but he took his own way, trusting to his own judgment, and guided only by the sight of his eyes: he beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered, etc.; so he chose the land, without considering the character of the inhabitants, or what advantages or disadvantages it might afford him in spiritual things. This choice, as we shall see in the sequel, had nearly proved the ruin of his body, soul, and family.
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Genesis 13:11
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Exposition: Genesis 13:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:12
Hebrew
אַבְרָם יָשַׁב בְּאֶֽרֶץ־כְּנָעַן וְלוֹט יָשַׁב בְּעָרֵי הַכִּכָּר וַיֶּאֱהַל עַד־סְדֹֽם׃'averam-yashav-ve'eretz-khena'an-velvot-yashav-ve'arey-hakhikhar-vaye'ehal-'ad-sedom
KJV: Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
AKJV: Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
ASV: Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
YLT: Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;
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Genesis 13:12 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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- Genesis 13:12
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- Canaan
- Sodom
Exposition: Genesis 13:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:13
Hebrew
וְאַנְשֵׁי סְדֹם רָעִים וְחַטָּאִים לַיהוָה מְאֹֽד׃ve'aneshey-sedom-ra'iym-vechata'iym-layhvah-me'od
KJV: But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
AKJV: But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. ¶
ASV: Now the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners against Jehovah exceedingly.
YLT: and the men of Sodom are evil, and sinners before Jehovah exceedingly.
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Verse 13 The men of Sodom were wicked - רעים raim, from רע, ra, to break in pieces, destroy, and afflict; meaning persons who broke the established order of things, destroyed and confounded the distinctions between right and wrong, and who afflicted and tormented both themselves and others. And sinners, חטאים chattaim, from חטא chata, to miss the mark, to step wrong, to miscarry; the same as ἁμαρτανω in Greek, from a, negative, and μαρπτω to hit a mark; so a sinner is one who is ever aiming at happiness and constantly missing his mark; because, being wicked - radically evil within, every affection and passion depraved and out of order, he seeks for happiness where it never can be found, in worldly honors and possessions, and in sensual gratifications, the end of which is disappointment, affliction, vexation, and ruin. Such were the companions Lot must have in the fruitful land he had chosen. This, however, amounts to no more than the common character of sinful man; but the people of Sodom were exceedingly sinful and wicked before, or against, the Lord - they were sinners of no common character; they excelled in unrighteousness, and soon filled up the measure of their iniquities. See Genesis 19.
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Exposition: Genesis 13:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:14
Hebrew
וֽ͏ַיהוָה אָמַר אֶל־אַבְרָם אַחֲרֵי הִפָּֽרֶד־לוֹט מֽ͏ֵעִמּוֹ שָׂא נָא עֵינֶיךָ וּרְאֵה מִן־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה שָׁם צָפֹנָה וָנֶגְבָּה וָקֵדְמָה וָיָֽמָּה׃vayhvah-'amar-'el-'averam-'acharey-hifared-lvot-me'imvo-sha'-na'-'eyneykha-vre'eh-min-hamaqvom-'asher-'atah-sham-tzafonah-vanegevah-vaqedemah-vayamah
KJV: And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
AKJV: And the LORD said to Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now your eyes, and look from the place where you are northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:
ASV: And Jehovah said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward:
YLT: And Jehovah said unto Abram, after Lot's being parted from him, ‘Lift up, I pray thee, thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art , northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward;
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Verse 14 The Lord said unto Abram - It is very likely that the angel of the covenant appeared to Abram in open day, when he could take a distinct view of the length and the breadth of this good land. The revelation made Gen 15:5, was evidently made in the night; for then he was called to number the stars, which could not be seen but in the night season: here he is called on to number the dust of the earth, Gen 13:16, which could not be seen but in the day-light.
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Genesis 13:14
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- Gen 15:5
- Gen 13:16
Exposition: Genesis 13:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:15
Hebrew
כִּי אֶת־כָּל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּה רֹאֶה לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה וּֽלְזַרְעֲךָ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃khiy-'et-khal-ha'aretz-'asher-'atah-ro'eh-lekha-'etenenah-vlezare'akha-'ad-'volam
KJV: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
AKJV: For all the land which you see, to you will I give it, and to your seed for ever.
ASV: for all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.
YLT: for the whole of the land which thou are seeing, to thee I give it, and to thy seed--to the age.
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Verse 15 To thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever - This land was given to Abram, that it might lineally and legally descend to his posterity; and though Abram himself cannot be said to have possessed it, Act 7:5, yet it was the gift of God to him in behalf of his seed; and this was always the design of God, not that Abram himself should possess it, but that his posterity should, till the manifestation of Christ in the flesh. And this is chiefly what is to be understood by the words for ever, אד עולם ad olam, to the end of the present dispensation, and the commencement of the new. עולם olam means either Eternity, which implies the termination of all time or duration, such as is measured by the celestial luminaries: or a hidden, unknown period, such as includes a completion or final termination of a particular era, dispensation, etc.; therefore the first is its proper meaning, the latter its accommodated meaning. See the note on Gen 17:7. See the note on Gen 21:33.
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Genesis 13:15
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- Act 7:5
- Gen 17:7
- Gen 21:33
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- Abram
- Eternity
Exposition: Genesis 13:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:16
Hebrew
וְשַׂמְתִּי אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ כַּעֲפַר הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר ׀ אִם־יוּכַל אִישׁ לִמְנוֹת אֶת־עֲפַר הָאָרֶץ גַּֽם־זַרְעֲךָ יִמָּנֶֽה׃veshametiy-'et-zare'akha-kha'afar-ha'aretz-'asher- -'im-yvkhal-'iysh-limenvot-'et-'afar-ha'aretz-gam-zare'akha-yimaneh
KJV: And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.
AKJV: And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall your seed also be numbered.
ASV: And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then may thy seed also be numbered.
YLT: And I have set thy seed as dust of the earth, so that, if one is able to number the dust of the earth, even thy seed is numbered;
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Genesis 13:16 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
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Genesis 13:16
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- Genesis 13:16
Exposition: Genesis 13:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:17
Hebrew
קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאָרְכָּהּ וּלְרָחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶֽנָּה׃qvm-hitehalekhe-va'aretz-le'arekhah-vlerachevah-khiy-lekha-'etenenah
KJV: Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.
AKJV: Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it to you.
ASV: Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it.
YLT: rise, go up and down through the land, to its length, and to its breadth, for to thee I give it.'
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Genesis 13:17 advances the immediate literary flow of the chapter and should be interpreted in its canonical context, not as an isolated proof text. In the present translation it reads: 'Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.'. A close Hebrew reading supports attention to key lexical choices, clause movement, and redemptive-historical placement so doctrinal conclusions remain textually grounded.
Provenance. Rendered as an editorial synthesis tied to the canonical verse context and current chapter source.
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- Genesis 13:17
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- Arise
Exposition: Genesis 13:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
Genesis 13:18
Hebrew
וַיֶּאֱהַל אַבְרָם וַיָּבֹא וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֵלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא אֲשֶׁר בְּחֶבְרוֹן וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לֽ͏ַיהוָֽה׃vaye'ehal-'averam-vayavo'-vayeshev-ve'eloney-mamere'-'asher-vechevervon-vayiven-sham-mizevecha-layhvah
KJV: Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
AKJV: Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelled in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar to the LORD.
ASV: And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built there an altar unto Jehovah.
YLT: And Abram tenteth, and cometh, and dwelleth among the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.
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Genesis 13:18
Verse 18 Abram removed his tent - Continued to travel and pitch in different places, till at last he fixed his tent in the plain, or by the oak, of Mamre, see Gen 12:6, which is in Hebron; i.e., the district in which Mamre was situated was called Hebron. Mamre was an Amorite then living, with whom Abram made a league, Gen 14:13; and the oak probably went by his name, because he was the possessor of the ground. Hebron is called Kirjath-arba, Gen 23:2; but it is very likely that Hebron was its primitive name, and that it had the above appellation from being the residence of four gigantic or powerful Anakim, for Kirjath-arba literally signifies the city of the four; See note on Gen 23:2. Built there an altar unto the Lord - On which he offered sacrifice, as the word מזבח mizbach, from זבח zabach, to slay, imports. The increase of riches in the family of Abram must, in the opinion of many, be a source of felicity to them. If earthly possessions could produce happiness, it must be granted that they had now a considerable share of it in their power. But happiness must have its seat in the mind, and, like that, be of a spiritual nature; consequently earthly goods cannot give it; so far are they from either producing or procuring it, that they always engender care and anxiety, and often strifes and contentions. The peace of this amiable family had nearly been destroyed by the largeness of their possessions. To prevent the most serious misunderstandings, Abram and his nephew were obliged to separate. He who has much in general wishes to have more, for the eye is not satisfied with seeing. Lot, for the better accommodation of his flocks and family, chooses the most fertile district in that country, and even sacrifices reverence and filial affection at the shrine of worldly advantage; but the issue proved that a pleasant worldly prospect may not be the most advantageous, even to our secular affairs. Abram prospered greatly in the comparatively barren part of the land, while Lot lost all his possessions, and nearly the lives of himself and family, in that land which appeared to him like the garden of the Lord, like a second paradise. Rich and fertile countries have generally luxurious, effeminate, and profligate inhabitants; so it was in this case. The inhabitants of Sodom were sinners, and exceedingly wicked, and their profligacy was of that kind which luxury produces; they fed themselves without fear, and they acted without shame. Lot however was, through the mercy of God, preserved from this contagion: he retained his religion; and this supported his soul and saved his life, when his goods and his wife perished. Let us learn from this to be jealous over our own wills and wishes; to distrust flattering prospects, and seek and secure a heavenly inheritance. "Man wants but little; nor that little long." A man's life - the comfort and happiness of it - does not consist in the multitude of the things he possesses. "One house, one day's food, and one suit of raiment," says the Arabic proverb, "are sufficient for thee; and if thou die before noon, thou hast one half too much." The example of Abram, in constantly erecting an altar wherever he settled, is worthy of serious regard; he knew the path of duty was the way of safety, and that, if he acknowledged God in all his ways, he might expect him to direct all his steps: he felt his dependence on God, he invoked him through a Mediator, and offered sacrifices in faith of the coming Savior; he found blessedness in this work - it was not an empty service; he rejoiced to see the day of Christ - he saw it and was glad. See note on Gen 12:8. Reader, has God an altar in thy house? Dost thou sacrifice to him? Dost thou offer up daily by faith, in behalf of thy soul and the souls of thy family, the Lamb of God who taketh away the sin of the world? No man cometh unto the Father but by me, said Christ: this was true, not only from the incarnation, but from the foundation of the world. And to this another truth, not less comfortable, may be added: Whosoever cometh unto me I will in no-wise cast out.
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Canonical locus
Genesis 13:18
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
- Gen 12:6
- Gen 14:13
- Gen 23:2
- Gen 12:8
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness
- Mamre
- Hebron
- Anakim
- Lot
- Lord
- Abram
- Mediator
- Savior
- Reader
- Christ
Exposition: Genesis 13:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.
Apologetics Notes
- Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.
- Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.
- Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.
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Direct commentary witnesses
12
Generated editorial witnesses
6
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Canonical references surfaced in commentary
- Gen 13:1
- Gen 13:2
- Gen 13:3
- Gen 13:4
- Gen 13:5-9
- Gen 13:10
- Gen 13:11
- Gen 13:12
- Gen 13:13
- Gen 13:14-17
- Gen 13:18
- Genesis 13:1
- Genesis 13:2
- Genesis 13:3
- Genesis 13:4
- Genesis 13:5
- Genesis 13:6
- Gen 12:6
- Genesis 13:7
- Genesis 13:8
- Genesis 13:9
- Genesis 13:10
- Genesis 13:11
- Genesis 13:12
- Genesis 13:13
- Gen 15:5
- Gen 13:16
- Genesis 13:14
- Act 7:5
- Gen 17:7
- Gen 21:33
- Genesis 13:15
- Genesis 13:16
- Genesis 13:17
- Gen 14:13
- Gen 23:2
- Gen 12:8
- Genesis 13:18
Named authorities or texts surfaced in commentary
- Canaan
- Lord
- Lot
- Jordan
- Sodom
- Abram
- Mamre
- Hebron
- Egypt
- Josephus
- Hai
- Segor
- Domini
- Aegypti
- Gomorrah
- Zoar
- Nile
- Greek
- This
- Eternity
- Arise
- Anakim
- Mediator
- Savior
- Reader
- Christ
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Genesis 13:1
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Genesis 13:1
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Biblical cross-references named in the witness
Named authorities or texts detected in the witness