Gen 11:26 |
When Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.
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Gen 11:27 |
This is the history of Terah's family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran had a son named Lot.
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Gen 11:29 |
Meanwhile, Abram married Sarai, and his brother Nahor married Milcah, the daughter of their brother Haran. (Milcah had a sister named Iscah.)
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Gen 11:31 |
Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai, and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and left Ur of the Chaldeans to go to the land of Canaan. But they stopped instead at the village of Haran and settled there.
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Gen 12:1 |
Then the LORD told Abram, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your father's house, and go to the land that I will show you.
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Gen 12:4 |
So Abram departed as the LORD had instructed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
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Gen 12:7 |
Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, "I am going to give this land to your offspring." And Abram built an altar there to commemorate the LORD's visit.
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Gen 12:8 |
After that, Abram traveled southward and set up camp in the hill country between Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar and worshiped the LORD.
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Gen 12:9 |
Then Abram traveled south by stages toward the Negev.
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Gen 12:10 |
At that time there was a severe famine in the land, so Abram went down to Egypt to wait it out.
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Gen 12:11 |
As he was approaching the borders of Egypt, Abram said to Sarai, "You are a very beautiful woman.
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Gen 12:16 |
Then Pharaoh gave Abram many gifts because of her--sheep, cattle, donkeys, male and female servants, and camels.
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Gen 12:17 |
But the LORD sent a terrible plague upon Pharaoh's household because of Sarai, Abram's wife.
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Gen 12:18 |
So Pharaoh called for Abram and accused him sharply. "What is this you have done to me?" he demanded. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?
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Gen 12:20 |
Pharaoh then sent them out of the country under armed escort--Abram and his wife, with all their household and belongings.
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Gen 13:1 |
So they left Egypt and traveled north into the Negev--Abram with his wife and Lot and all that they owned,
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Gen 13:2 |
for Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.
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Gen 13:4 |
This was the place where Abram had built the altar, and there he again worshiped the LORD.
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Gen 13:5 |
Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, was also very wealthy with sheep, cattle, and many tents.
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Gen 13:6 |
But the land could not support both Abram and Lot with all their flocks and herds living so close together. There were too many animals for the available pastureland.
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Gen 13:7 |
So an argument broke out between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. At that time Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land.
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Gen 13:8 |
Then Abram talked it over with Lot. "This arguing between our herdsmen has got to stop," he said. "After all, we are close relatives!
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Gen 13:11 |
Lot chose that land for himself--the Jordan Valley to the east of them. He went there with his flocks and servants and parted company with his uncle Abram.
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Gen 13:12 |
So while Abram stayed in the land of Canaan, Lot moved his tents to a place near Sodom, among the cities of the plain.
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Gen 13:14 |
After Lot was gone, the LORD said to Abram, "Look as far as you can see in every direction.
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