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He wentוַיֵּלֶךְon his journeysלְמַסָּעָיוfrom the Negevמִנֶּגֶבas far asוְעַדBethel,בֵּית אֵלtoעַדthe placeהַמָּקוֹםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםhis tentאָהֳלוֹhad beenהָיָהat the beginning,בַּתְּחִלָּהbetweenבֵּיןBethelבֵּית אֵלand Ai,וּבֵין הָעָי
Genesis 13:3
Study it in the app“He went on his journeys from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:3, word by word
- He wentיֵּלֶךְyelech
walk
To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.
Where else “yelech” appears- on his journeysמַסָּעָיmasaay
stage
Each leg of a journey, between one camp and the next.
Where else “masaay” appears- from the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears- Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- the placeמָּקוֹםmakom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “makom” appears- his tentאָהֳלahol
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ahol” appears- had beenהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- at the beginningתְּחִלָּהtechila
beginning
Beginning, start; "at first".
Where else “techila” appears- and Aiעָיay
Ai
See it on the mapWhere else “ay” appears
Places in this verse
1Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
2Ai ?
Today: possibly et-Tell or Khirbet el-Maqatir, West Bank
A city east of Bethel; its exact site is not certain.
Israel was defeated there because of Achan's sin (Josh 7:2-5), and later God gave them the victory (Josh 8:1).
The context
2Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
3 · This verse (above)
4to the place of the altar that he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of YHWH.
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?