Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
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Interpretation
Abram having offered Lot the choice, he at once accepted it. Passion and selfishness make men rude.
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This thought runs through Genesis 13:10-13.
Glossary
- Jordan Valley Place
- Biblical valley. Modern identification: Jordan Valley.
- Sodom Place
- Burning; the walled, a city in the vale of Siddim ( Gen. 13:10 ; 14:1-16 ). The wickedness of its inhabitants brought down upon it fire from heaven, by which it was destroyed (18:16-33; 19:1-29; Deut. 23:17 ). Modern identification: south of the Lisan.
- Canaan Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Canaan.