The Strand Study Bible

GENESIS 12:19

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GENESIS 13:18

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. Genesis 13 Abram (75 years old) and Lot separate Date - 1917 BC/AM 2083 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into 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 even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, be- tween Bethel and Hai; 4 Unto 1 the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6 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. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herd- men of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land. 8 And Abram said unto Lot, 2 Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. 9 Is not the whole land before thee? sepa- rate thyself, I pray thee, from me: 3 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. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and be- held all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, 4 before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, 5 even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot 6 chose him all the plain of Jor- dan; and Lot journeyed east: 7 and they sepa- rated themselves the one from the other.

12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly. 14 And the 8 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: The promise to Israel to possess Canaan; of CHRIST’S First Coming; of Israel’s Restoration (Fulfilled - Josh 11:23 - 1441 BC & Lk 2:7,11 - 1 BC & Rev 20:4) 15 For all the land which thou seest, 9 to thee will I give it, 10 and to thy 11 SEED 12 for ever. P P P 16 And I will make thy 10 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. P 17 Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; 9 for I will give it unto thee. P 18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in 13 Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.

1. Gen 12:8 2. Prov 28:25

Note – Abraham took a step forward because he was will-ing to take a step back. Lot, on the other hand, took a step back because of his desire to take a step forward. Whereas Abraham’s life was full of success, Lot’s life was full of sorrow. 3. Rom 12:10,18 4. Gen 19:24 5. Gen 2:8 6. Prov 13:7 & 15:27 & 28:22 & I Tim 6:10 7. II Tim 4:10 8. “ Jehovah ” Note - In this case Jehovah is referring to God the Father Gen 12:1-4,7 & 15:7 & 24:7. 9. Fulfilled - Josh 11:23 (Promised Land) 10. Quoted in the NT - Gal 3:16 (See - Gen 17:7-8 & 28:13 & 35:12) 11. Fulfilled - Lk 2:7,11 (Christ’s First Coming) (See - Gal 3:16) 12. Fulfilled - Rev 20:4 (Israel’s Restoration) 13. meaning, “friendship”

MED SEA

• Bethel • Ai

Oaks of Mamre

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• Hebron

DEAD SEA

Sodom

Abram moves to the Oaks of Mamre Map #10

13:2 This is the first time silver is mentioned in the Bible. Silver was first used c. 4000 BC. 13:11 Relationships are always more important than possessions. Too bad Lot neglected to remember that, for he chose possessions (the well watered plains near Sodom – vs 10) over a relationship with his uncle Abraham. 13:13 There are many things that can hurt a nation: divorce and the break down of family values (Mal 2:11-17), much of the sewage that pours out of Hollywood ( Isa 5:20 ), intellectualism (Isa 5:21 & 47:10), alcoholism (Isa 5:22), greed ( Isa 5:23 -24), and