Genesis 13:12

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“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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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the Plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Abram hath dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot hath dwelt in the cities of the circuit, and tenteth unto Sodom;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Genesis 13:12 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 14:12They also carried off Abram’s nephew Lot and his possessions, since Lot was living in Sodom.
  2. Genesis 19:1Now the two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When Lot saw them, he got up to meet them, bowed facedown,
  3. Genesis 19:25Thus He destroyed these cities and the entire plain, including all the inhabitants of the cities and everything that grew on the ground.
  4. Genesis 19:29So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, He remembered Abraham, and He brought Lot out of the catastrophe that destroyed the cities where he had lived.
  5. Psalms 26:5I hate the mob of evildoers, and refuse to sit with the wicked.
  6. 1 Corinthians 15:33Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.”
  7. 2 Peter 2:7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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