Genesis 13:12
New International Version
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.

New Living Translation
So Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom and settled among the cities of the plain.

English Standard Version
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the valley and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Berean Standard Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

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

New King James Version
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent even as far as Sodom.

New American Standard Bible
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the vicinity of the Jordan, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.

NASB 1995
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.

NASB 1977
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.

Legacy Standard Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived in the cities of the valley and moved his tents as far as Sodom.

Amplified Bible
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled in the cities of the valley and camped as far as Sodom and lived there.

Christian Standard Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities on the plain and set up his tent near Sodom.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot lived in the cities of the valley and set up his tent near Sodom.

American Standard Version
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan and Lot dwelt in the villages that were around, and he possessed as far as Sadom.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And Lot dwelt in a city of the neighbouring people, and pitched his tent in Sodom.

Contemporary English Version
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan. But Lot settled near the cities of the valley and put up his tents not far from Sodom,

Douay-Rheims Bible
Abram dwelt in the land of Chanaan; and Lot abode in the towns that were about the Jordan, and dwelt in Sodom.

English Revised Version
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Abram lived in Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain, moving his tents as far as Sodom.

Good News Translation
Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled among the cities in the valley and camped near Sodom,

International Standard Version
So Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain, setting up his tent in the vicinity of Sodom.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Literal Standard Version
Abram has dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot has dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and moves [his] tent to Sodom;

Majority Standard Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.

New American Bible
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the Plain, pitching his tents near Sodom.

NET Bible
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled among the cities of the Jordan plain and pitched his tents next to Sodom.

New Revised Standard Version
Abram settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled among the cities of the Plain and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

New Heart English Bible
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.

Webster's Bible Translation
Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent towards Sodom.

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

Young's Literal Translation
Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;

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Context
Lot Proceeds Toward Sodom
11So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company. 12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13But the men of Sodom were wicked, sinning greatly against the LORD.…

Cross References
Genesis 13:11
So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company.

Genesis 14:2
went to war against Bera king of Sodom, Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar).

Genesis 14:12
They also carried off Abram's nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.

Genesis 19:24
Then the LORD rained down sulfur and fire on Sodom and Gomorrah--from the LORD out of the heavens.

Genesis 19:25
Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Lot dwelled.

Genesis 19:29
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt.

pitched.

Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.

Genesis 19:1
And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: and Lot seeing them rose up to meet them; and he bowed himself with his face toward the ground;

Psalm 26:5
I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.

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Genesis 13
1. Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
6. Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
8. Abram allows Lot to choose his part of the country,
10. and Lot goes toward Sodom.
14. God renews his promise to Abram.
18. He moves to Hebron, and there builds an altar.














(12, 13) Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain.--Heb., of the Ciccar. Not as yet within their walls, but in their neighbourhood, and evidently with a longing "toward Sodom," where, in Genesis 19, we find him sitting in the gate as a citizen, and with his tent changed to a house. While, then, Abram continued to lead a hardy life as a stranger upon the bracing hills, Lot sighed for the less self-denying habits of the city; and probably, when he had descended into the Ghor, the enervating climate, which so developed the sensual vices of the people as to make them "sinners before Jehovah" (see on Genesis 10:9), disposed Lot also to quit his tent, and yield himself to a luxurious and easy manner of living.

Verse 12. - Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan. Strictly so called; in its larger sense Canaan included the circle of the Jordan. And Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain. Being desirous of a permanent settlement within the gates, or at least in the immediate neighborhood, of the wealthy cities of the laud; in contrast to his uncle, who remained a wanderer throughout its borders, sojourning as in a strange country (Hebrews 11:9). And (with this purpose in contemplation), he pitched his tent toward (i.e. in the direction of, and as far as to) Sodom.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Abram
אַבְרָ֖ם (’aḇ·rām)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 87: Abram -- 'exalted father', the original name of Abraham

lived
יָשַׁ֣ב (yā·šaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the land
בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (bə·’e·reṣ-)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of Canaan,
כְּנָ֑עַן (kə·nā·‘an)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3667: Canaan -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their land West of the Jordan

but Lot
וְל֗וֹט (wə·lō·wṭ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3876: Lot -- Abraham's nephew

settled
יָשַׁב֙ (yā·šaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the cities
בְּעָרֵ֣י (bə·‘ā·rê)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of the plain
הַכִּכָּ֔ר (hak·kik·kār)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

and pitched [his] tent
וַיֶּאֱהַ֖ל (way·ye·’ĕ·hal)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 167: To move a tent (from place to place)

toward
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Sodom.
סְדֹֽם׃ (sə·ḏōm)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5467: Sodom -- a Canaanite city near the Dead Sea


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