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Lot also,וְגַם לְלוֹטwho wentהַהֹלֵךְwith Abram,אֶת אַבְרָםhadהָיָהsheep,צֹאןcattle,וּבָקָרand tents.וְאֹהָלִים
Genesis 13:5
Study it in the app“Lot also, who went with Abram, had sheep, cattle, and tents.”
Abram lets Lot choose, to avoid a quarrel between their herdsmenConflict and Reconciliation
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 13:5, word by word
- Lot alsoלוֹטlot
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- who wentהֹלֵךְholech
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “holech” appears- with Abramאַבְרָםavram
Abram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appears- hadהָיָהhaya
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “haya” appears- sheepצֹאןtson
flock
A flock of sheep and goats.
Where else “tson” appears- cattleבָקָרvakar
cattle, herd
Cattle: cows, oxen, bulls; a herd.
Where else “vakar” appears- and tentsאֹהָלִיםohalim
tent
A home of cloth or skins on poles, where herdsmen lived; also one's home.
Where else “ohalim” appears
The context
4to the place of the altar that he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of YHWH.
5 · This verse (above)
6But the land could not support them living together, for their possessions were great, and they could not live together.
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?