Genesis 13:12

Abram lived in the land of Canaan and Lot lived in the cities of the plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

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Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

In Context

11So Lot chose for himself all the valley of the Jordan and went on to the east; and they separated from one another.

13(But the men of Sodom were very wicked and sinned against the Lord.)

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Cross References

Genesis 19:1Two messengers came to Sodom in the evening, as Lot was sitting at the gate of Sodom. When Lot saw them, he rose up to meet them, and he bowed with his face to the earth

Genesis 19:29God had remembered Abraham when he destroyed the cities of the plain and rescued Lot from the destruction.

1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived. ‘Good character is marred by evil company.’

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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