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Passage Lookup: Genesis 13,14

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Genesis 13:1
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Abram and Lot Separate

So Abram went up from Egypt(a) to the Negev,(b) with his wife and everything he had, and Lot(c) went with him.
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Genesis 13:2
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Abram had become very wealthy(d) in livestock(e) and in silver and gold.
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Genesis 13:3
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From the Negev(f) he went from place to place until he came to Bethel,(g) to the place between Bethel and Ai(h) where his tent had been earlier
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Genesis 13:4
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and where he had first built an altar.(i) There Abram called on the name of the Lord .(j)
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Genesis 13:5
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Now Lot,(k) who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
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Genesis 13:6
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But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.(l)
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Genesis 13:7
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And quarreling(m) arose between Abram's herders and Lot's. The Canaanites(n) and Perizzites(o) were also living in the land(p) at that time.
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Genesis 13:8
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So Abram said to Lot,(q) "Let's not have any quarreling between you and me,(r) or between your herders and mine, for we are close relatives.(s)
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Genesis 13:9
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Is not the whole land before you? Let's part company. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right; if you go to the right, I'll go to the left."(t)
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Genesis 13:10
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Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain(u) of the Jordan toward Zoar(v) was well watered, like the garden of the Lord ,(w) like the land of Egypt.(x) (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom(y) and Gomorrah.)(z)
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Genesis 13:11
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So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out toward the east. The two men parted company:
Genesis 13:12
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Abram lived in the land of Canaan,(aa) while Lot(ab) lived among the cities of the plain(ac) and pitched his tents near Sodom.(ad)
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Genesis 13:13
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Now the people of Sodom(ae) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord .(af)
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Genesis 13:14
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The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, "Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.(ag)
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Genesis 13:15
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All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[a] forever.(ah)
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Genesis 13:16
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I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.(ai)
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Genesis 13:17
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Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land,(aj) for I am giving it to you."(ak)
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Genesis 13:18
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So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre(al) at Hebron,(am) where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord .(an)
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Genesis 14:1
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Abram Rescues Lot

At the time when Amraphel was king of Shinar,[a](a) Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer(b) king of Elam(c) and Tidal king of Goyim,
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Genesis 14:2
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these kings went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboyim,(d) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).(e)
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Genesis 14:3
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All these latter kings joined forces in the Valley of Siddim(f) (that is, the Dead Sea Valley(g)).
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Genesis 14:4
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For twelve years they had been subject to Kedorlaomer,(h) but in the thirteenth year they rebelled.
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Genesis 14:5
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In the fourteenth year, Kedorlaomer(i) and the kings allied with him went out and defeated the Rephaites(j) in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzites in Ham, the Emites(k) in Shaveh Kiriathaim
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Genesis 14:6
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and the Horites(l) in the hill country of Seir,(m) as far as El Paran(n) near the desert.
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Genesis 14:7
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Then they turned back and went to En Mishpat (that is, Kadesh),(o) and they conquered the whole territory of the Amalekites,(p) as well as the Amorites(q) who were living in Hazezon Tamar.(r)
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Genesis 14:8
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Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah,(s) the king of Admah, the king of Zeboyim(t) and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar)(u) marched out and drew up their battle lines in the Valley of Siddim(v)
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Genesis 14:9
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against Kedorlaomer(w) king of Elam,(x) Tidal king of Goyim, Amraphel king of Shinar and Arioch king of Ellasar—four kings against five.
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Genesis 14:10
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Now the Valley of Siddim(y) was full of tar(z) pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah(aa) fled, some of the men fell into them and the rest fled to the hills.(ab)
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Genesis 14:11
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The four kings seized all the goods(ac) of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food; then they went away.
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Genesis 14:12
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They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot(ad) and his possessions, since he was living in Sodom.
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Genesis 14:13
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A man who had escaped came and reported this to Abram the Hebrew.(ae) Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre(af) the Amorite, a brother[b] of Eshkol(ag) and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram.
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Genesis 14:14
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When Abram heard that his relative(ah) had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained(ai) men born in his household(aj) and went in pursuit as far as Dan.(ak)
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Genesis 14:15
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During the night Abram divided his men(al) to attack them and he routed them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.(am)
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Genesis 14:16
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He recovered(an) all the goods(ao) and brought back his relative Lot and his possessions, together with the women and the other people.
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Genesis 14:17
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After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer(ap) and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom(aq) came out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King's Valley).(ar)
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Genesis 14:18
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Then Melchizedek(as) king of Salem(at) brought out bread(au) and wine.(av) He was priest of God Most High,(aw)
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Genesis 14:19
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and he blessed Abram,(ax) saying, "Blessed be Abram by God Most High,(ay) Creator of heaven and earth.(az)
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Genesis 14:20
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And praise be to God Most High,(ba) who delivered your enemies into your hand." Then Abram gave him a tenth of everything.(bb)
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Genesis 14:21
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The king of Sodom(bc) said to Abram, "Give me the people and keep the goods(bd) for yourself."
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Genesis 14:22
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But Abram said to the king of Sodom,(be) "With raised hand(bf) I have sworn an oath to the Lord , God Most High,(bg) Creator of heaven and earth,(bh)
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Genesis 14:23
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that I will accept nothing belonging to you,(bi) not even a thread or the strap of a sandal, so that you will never be able to say, ‘I made Abram rich.'
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Genesis 14:24
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I will accept nothing but what my men have eaten and the share that belongs to the men who went with me—to Aner, Eshkol and Mamre.(bj) Let them have their share."
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