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Genesis 13 Darby Translation

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  • OT: Masoretic Hebrew
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  • 1890
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1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai; 4 to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah. 5 And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together. 7 And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. 8 And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of the Jordan that it was thoroughly watered, before Jehovah had destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; as the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt, as one goes to Zoar. 11 And Lot chose for himself all the plain of the Jordan; and Lot went toward the east. And they separated the one from the other: 12 Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom. 13 And the people of Sodom were wicked, and great sinners before Jehovah. 14 And Jehovah said to Abram, after that Lot had separated himself from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art, northward and southward and eastward and westward; 15 for all the land that thou seest will I give to thee, and to thy seed for ever. 16 And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth, so that if any one can number the dust of the earth, thy seed also will be numbered. 17 Arise, walk through the land according to the length of it and according to the breadth of it; for I will give it to thee. 18 Then Abram moved [his] tents, and came and dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, which are in Hebron. And he built there an altar to Jehovah.

People & places in this chapter

From this site's family tree and Bible maps, only where those guides cite this chapter.

People

  • Abraham

    Father of nations

    Called by God, he left home in faith to become the father of a chosen people.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 12–25

  • Lot

    Abraham's nephew

    Abraham's nephew who chose the plain of Jordan and settled near Sodom.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 11–14; 19

Places

  • Hebron

    Today: West Bank (Judean hills)

    One of the region's oldest cities, holding the patriarchs' burial cave (Machpelah). It was David's first royal capital, over Judah.

    Cited in the guide: Genesis 23:19; Genesis 13:18; 2 Samuel 5:3

Cross references (18)

Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.

  1. 1 Joshua 10:40; Genesis 12:9–20; 2 Samuel 24:7; Genesis 21:33; Genesis 20:1
  2. 2 Genesis 24:35; Psalm 112:1–3; Genesis 26:12–13; Proverbs 10:22; Job 22:21–25
  3. 3 Genesis 12:6; Genesis 12:8–9
  4. 4 Jeremiah 29:12; Ephesians 6:18–19; Isaiah 58:9; Genesis 12:7–8; Psalm 116:2
  5. 5 Genesis 4:20; Jeremiah 49:29; Genesis 25:27
  6. 6 Genesis 36:6–7; Luke 12:17–18; Ecclesiastes 5:10–11; 1 Timothy 6:9
  7. 7 Genesis 26:20; Genesis 12:6; James 3:16; James 4:1; Genesis 34:30
  8. 8 1 Corinthians 6:6–7; Acts 7:26; Psalm 133:1; Genesis 11:27–31; Proverbs 20:3
  9. 9 Genesis 20:15; 1 Peter 3:8–12; Genesis 34:10; Hebrews 12:14; Romans 12:18
  10. 10 Deuteronomy 34:3; Isaiah 51:3; Genesis 14:8; Genesis 2:8–10; Joel 2:3
  11. 11 Genesis 13:9; Hebrews 10:25; Proverbs 27:10; 1 Peter 2:17; Psalm 119:63
  12. 12 Genesis 19:29; Genesis 19:1; Genesis 14:12; 1 Corinthians 15:33; Genesis 19:25
  13. 13 2 Peter 2:10; Jude 7; 2 Peter 2:6–8; Romans 1:27; Isaiah 3:8–9
  14. 14 Deuteronomy 3:27; Genesis 28:14; Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 60:4; Genesis 13:10
  15. 15 2 Chronicles 20:7; Genesis 12:7; Genesis 15:18; Genesis 35:12; Acts 7:5
  16. 16 Genesis 28:14; Numbers 23:10; Genesis 22:17; Genesis 32:12; Exodus 32:13
  17. 17 Genesis 13:15; Numbers 13:17–24
  18. 18 Genesis 14:13; Genesis 18:1; Genesis 35:27; Genesis 8:20; Genesis 12:7–8

Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences

What the Fathers said

Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).

How these were chosen

“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).

  1. Quotes verse 13:14–16 Clement of Rome, First Epistle to the Corinthians (Chapters VII–XIII)

    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." And again [the Scripture] saith, "God brought forth Abram, and spake unto him, Look up now to heaven, and count the stars if thou be able to number them; …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  2. Quotes verse 13:17 Irenaeus of Lyons, Against Heresies (Book V, Chapters XXVII–XXVIII)

    For all the earth which thou seest, I will give to thee and to thy seed, even for ever." And again He says, "Arise, and go through the length and breadth of the land, since I will give it unto thee;" and [yet] he did not receive an inheritance in it, not even a footstep, but was always a stranger …

    Read in context · Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 1 (1885)

  3. Quotes verse 13:14–17 Augustine of Hippo, The City of God (Book XVI, Chapters 16–21)

    Arise, and walk through the land, in the length of it, and in the breadth of it; for unto thee will I give it." It does not clearly appear whether in this promise that also is contained by which he is made the father of all nations.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)

  4. Quotes verse 13:2 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LII)

    Read the Scriptures, and thou shall find Abraham to have been a rich man. In order that thou mayest know, that not riches are blamed; Abraham had much gold, silver, cattle, household, was a rich man, and unto his bosom Lazarus, a poor man, was borne up.

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)

  5. Quotes verse 13:2 Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms (Psalm LXXXVI)

    It is certain that the poor man was carried into the bosom of Abraham: of Abraham himself Scripture saith that he had here very much gold and silver, and was rich on the earth. If every one that is rich is hurried away to be tormented, how could Abraham have gone before that poor man, so as to be ready …

    Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)