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Abramאַבְרָםwent upוַיַּעַלfrom Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםto the Negev,הַנֶּגְבָּהheהוּאand his wifeוְאִשְׁתּוֹand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had,לוֹand Lotוְלוֹטwith him.עִמּוֹ
Genesis 13:1
Study it in the app“Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, he and his wife and all that he had, and Lot with him.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:1, word by word
- Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- went upיַּעַלyaal
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “yaal” appears- from Egyptמִּצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- to the Negevנֶּגְבָּnegba
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negba” appears- and his wifeאִשְׁתּisht
wife
Literally "his woman": the one married to him.
Where else “isht” appears- and Lotלוֹטlot
Lot
Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.
Where else “lot” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
To study Genesis 13 in a group
1. What it says
How did Abram settle the conflict with Lot, and which place did each one choose (vv. 8-12)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Abram that he let Lot choose the land first (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
How can you yield in a disagreement today in order to protect a relationship?