¹ Abram left <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Mitsrayim" title="The Hebrew name for Egypt, meaning 'two straits' or 'two boundaries.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham and ancestor of the Egyptians. The land of bondage for the children of Yash...">Mitsrayim (Egypt) with his wife Sarai (Sarah), Lot, and everything he owned, traveling south into the Negev. ² Abram was very wealthy, owning many livestock along with silver and gold. ³ He continued his journey from the south toward Beyt-El (Bethel), returning to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beyt-El and Ai. ⁴ This was the place where he’d previously built an altar, and there Abram called on the name of Yahuah (Yah). ⁵ Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also owned flocks, herds, and tents. ⁶ The land couldn't support both of them living together because they had so many possessions that they weren't able to stay in the same area. ⁷ Arguments broke out between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. At that time, the Kena'aniy (Canaanites) and the Periziy (Perizzites) were also living in the land. ⁸ Abram said to Lot, "Please, let's not have any fighting between yourself and me, or between my herdsmen and yourself, since we’re close relatives. ⁹ Isn't the whole land open to yourself? Please, let's part ways. If yourself go to the left, I'll go to the right; if yourself go to the right, I'll go to the left." ¹⁰ Lot looked out and saw that the entire Yarden (Jordan) valley was well-watered everywhere, like the garden of Yahuah (Yah) or the land of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Mitsrayim" title="The Hebrew name for Egypt, meaning 'two straits' or 'two boundaries.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham and ancestor of the Egyptians. The land of bondage for the children of Yash...">Mitsrayim toward Tso'ar (Zoar). (This was before Yahuah destroyed Sedom (Sodom) and Amorah (Gomorrah).) ¹¹ So Lot chose the entire Yarden valley for himself and traveled east. In this way, they parted company. ¹² Abram lived in the land of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Kena'an" title="Means 'lowland' or 'merchant.' Son of <span class="ytc-term" data-term="Cham" title="Means 'hot' or 'burnt.' The second son of Nuach (Noah). Father of Kush (Ethiopia/Africa), Mitsrayim (Egypt), Phut (Libya/North Africa), and Kena'an. Ancestor...">Cham, grandson of Nuach. Ancestor of the Canaanite nations who occupied the land promised to Yashar'el. Pronounced: Keh...">Kena'an (Canaan), while Lot lived among the cities of the valley and pitched his tents near Sedom. ¹³ But the men of Sedom were extremely wicked, sinning greatly against Yahuah (Yah).