1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.2And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.3And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.5And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.6And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram' cattle and the herdmen of Lot' cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.8And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.9Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.10And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar.11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.14And the LORD said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward:15For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever.16And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.17Arise, walk through the land in the length of it and in the breadth of it; for I will give it unto thee.18Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain of Mamre, which is in Hebron, and built there an altar unto the LORD.
1Und Abram zog mit seiner Frau und mit allem, was er hatte, auch mit Lot, von Ägypten hinauf in den Negev[1]. (Ge 12:9; Ge 20:1; Nu 13:29)2Und Abram war sehr reich geworden an Vieh, Silber und Gold. (Ge 24:35; Ge 32:10; Ge 36:7; Job 1:3; Pr 3:9; Pr 10:22; Mt 6:33)3Und er zog weiter von einem Lagerplatz zum anderen, vom Negev her bis nach Bethel, bis zu dem Ort, wo sein Zelt zuerst gestanden hatte, zwischen Bethel und Ai,4an die Stätte des Altars, den er dort zuerst errichtet hatte; und Abram rief dort den Namen des HERRN an. (Ge 12:7; Ps 112:1; Ps 116:2; Ps 116:13; Ps 116:17)5Aber auch Lot, der mit Abram ging, hatte Schafe, Rinder und Zelte. (Ge 11:27)6Und das Land ertrug es nicht, dass sie beieinanderwohnten; denn ihre Habe war groß, und sie konnten nicht beieinanderbleiben. (Ge 13:2)7Und es entstand Streit zwischen den Hirten über Abrams Vieh und den Hirten über Lots Vieh; auch wohnten zu der Zeit die Kanaaniter und Pheresiter im Land. (Ge 12:6; Ge 26:20; Ge 34:30)8Da sprach Abram zu Lot: Es soll doch nicht Streit sein zwischen mir und dir, zwischen meinen Hirten und deinen Hirten! Denn wir sind Brüder. (Ge 11:27; Ro 12:18; Heb 12:14; Jas 3:17)9Steht dir nicht das ganze Land offen? Trenne dich von mir! Willst du zur Linken, so gehe ich zur Rechten; und willst du zur Rechten, so gehe ich zur Linken! (Ge 20:15; 1Co 6:4; Php 2:3; 1Pe 3:8)10Da hob Lot seine Augen auf und sah die ganze Jordanaue; denn sie war überall bewässert, wie der Garten des HERRN, wie das Land Ägypten, bis nach Zoar hinab, bevor der HERR Sodom und Gomorra zerstörte. (Ge 2:8; Ge 13:13; Ge 19:20; Ge 19:24; De 11:10; De 23:3)11Darum erwählte sich Lot die ganze Jordanaue und zog gegen Osten. So trennte sich ein Bruder von dem anderen. (1Jo 2:15)12Abram wohnte im Land Kanaan, und Lot wohnte in den Städten der Aue, und er schlug sein Zelt auf bis nach Sodom hin. (Ge 10:19; Ge 13:10; Ge 19:17)13Aber die Leute von Sodom waren sehr böse und sündigten schlimm gegen den HERRN.[2] (Ge 18:20; De 9:4; De 12:29; De 18:9; Eze 16:49; 2Pe 2:6)
Gott erneuert seine Verheißungen an Abram
14Der HERR aber sprach zu Abram, nachdem sich Lot von ihm getrennt hatte: Hebe doch deine Augen auf und schaue von dem Ort, wo du wohnst, nach Norden, Süden, Osten und Westen! (Ge 13:10; Ge 18:2; Ge 22:4; De 3:27; Ps 121:1)15Denn das ganze Land, das du siehst, will ich dir und deinem Samen[3] geben auf ewig. (Ge 12:7; Ge 15:18; 2Ch 20:7)16Und ich will deinen Samen machen wie den Staub auf der Erde; wenn ein Mensch den Staub auf der Erde zählen kann, so soll man auch deinen Samen zählen können. (Ge 22:16; 1Ki 4:20; Heb 11:12)17Mach dich auf, durchziehe das Land seiner Länge und Breite nach! Denn dir will ich es geben. (Ge 12:7; Ge 13:15; Ge 15:7; Nu 13:17; Nu 13:25)18Da brach Abram auf, kam und wohnte bei den Terebinthen Mamres in Hebron und baute dort dem HERRN einen Altar. (Ge 12:7; Ge 14:13; Ge 18:1; Ge 23:2; Ge 35:27)
1So Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev, with his wife and everything he had, and Lot went with him.2Abram had become very wealthy in livestock and in silver and gold.3From the Negev he went from place to place until he came to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier4and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.5Now Lot, who was moving about with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.6But the land could not support them while they stayed together, for their possessions were so great that they were not able to stay together.7And quarrelling arose between Abram’s herdsmen and Lot’s. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.8So Abram said to Lot, ‘Let’s not have any quarrelling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and mine, for we are close relatives.9Is not the whole land before you? Let’s part company. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.’10Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan towards Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)11So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:12Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.13Now the people of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.14The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, ‘Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.15All the land that you see I will give to you and your offspring[1] for ever.16I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust, then your offspring could be counted.17Go, walk through the length and breadth of the land, for I am giving it to you.’18So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.