Genesis 13:12
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
Genesis 13:12 in other translations
| BSB | Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom. |
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| WEB | Abram lived in the land of Canaan, and Lot lived in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. |
| ASV | Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom. |
| YLT | Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom; |
| DARBY | Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan; and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched tents as far as Sodom. |
| BBE | Abram went on living in the land of Canaan, and Lot went to the lowland towns, moving his tent as far as Sodom. |
| Webster | Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent towards Sodom. |
What does Genesis 13:12 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 13:10-13
Abram having offered Lot the choice, he at once accepted it. Passion and selfishness make men rude. Lot looked to the goodness of the land; therefore he doubted not that in such a fruitful soil he should certainly thrive. But what came of it? Those who, in choosing relations, callings, dwellings, or settlements, are guided and governed by the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye, or the pride of life, cannot…
Genesis 13:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Genesis 13:12
- 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.
- 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;
- Genesis 14:12
And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
- 1 Corinthians 15:33
Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
- Genesis 19:25
And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
- 2 Peter 2:7-8
And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked: (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
- Psalms 26:5
I have hated the congregation of evil doers; and will not sit with the wicked.
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Context
- Genesis 13:11
Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
- Genesis 13:12
Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
- Genesis 13:13
But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
Genesis 13:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Abram asentó en la tierra de Canaán, y Lot asentó en las ciudades de la llanura, y fué poniendo sus tiendas hasta Sodoma. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Abram habita dans le pays de Canaan, et Lot habita dans les villes de la plaine, et dressa ses tentes jusqu’à Sodome. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Abram wohnte im Lande Kanaan, und Lot wohnte in den Städten der Ebene und schlug Zelte auf bis nach Sodom. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Abram habitavit in terra Chanaan; Lot vero moratus est in oppidis, quæ erant circa Jordanem, et habitavit in Sodomis. |