Genesis 13:11

So Lot chose the whole Jordan valley and went east, and the two separated from each other.

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In The King James Version

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.

In Context

10Lot looked over the whole Jordan valley towards Zoar, and saw that it was well-watered, looking like the Garden of Eden, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

12Abram went to live in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled down among the towns in the valley, setting up his tents near Sodom.

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Cross References

Genesis 13:14After separating from Lot, the Lord told Abram, “Look around you from where you're standing, to the north, south, east, and west.

Psalms 16:3As for the holy people in the land, they are the ones who are truly great. I appreciate them.

Proverbs 27:10Don't give up on your friends or your family's friends. Don't go to a relative's house when you've got trouble. A friend nearby is more useful than a relative far away.

1 Peter 2:17Respect everyone. Show your love to the community of believers. Have reverence for God. Respect the king.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 13:11-14

Lot's Removal to Sodom. ( b. c. 1917.) 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the Lord , like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated 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… Read the whole commentary →

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