Genesis 13:1-9 ▼

1 Abram left Egypt with his wife and everything he had and went to the Negev. Lot was with him.

2 Abram was very rich because he had livestock, silver, and gold.

3 He traveled from place to place. He went from the Negev as far as Bethel, to the area between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been originally,

4 where he had first made an altar. There Abram worshiped the LORD.

5 Lot, who had been traveling with Abram, also had his own sheep, cattle, and tents.

6 There wasn't enough pastureland for both of them. They had so many possessions that they were unable to remain together.

7 Quarrels broke out between Abram's herders and Lot's herders. (Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in that area.)

8 Abram said to Lot, |Please, let's not have any more quarrels between us or between our herders. After all, we're relatives.

9 Isn't all this land yours also? Let's separate. If you go to the left, I'll go to the right, and if you go to the right, I'll go to the left.|