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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.

KJV

Abram habitavit in terra Chanaan ; Lot vero moratus est in oppidis, quæ erant circa Jordanem, et habitavit in Sodomis.

Vulgate

Ἀβρὰμ δὲ κατῴκησεν ἐν γῇ Χανάαν· Λὼτ δὲ κατῴκησεν ἐν πόλει τῶν περιχώρων καὶ ἐσκήνωσεν ἐν Σοδόμοις.

LXX

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

ASV

אַבְרָ֖ם יָשַׁ֣ב בְּ/אֶֽרֶץ כְּנָ֑עַן וְ/ל֗וֹט יָשַׁב֙ בְּ/עָרֵ֣י הַ/כִּכָּ֔ר וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֖ל עַד סְדֹֽם

Hebrew

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In this verse

People CanaanAbrahamLot
Places Canaan

In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶ֣רֶץ
'rts
noun · 2484×
אַבְרָ֔ם
'brm
proper_noun · 61×
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י
yshby
verb · 1088×
יֶּאֱהַ֖ל
y'hl
verb · 3×
כְּנָ֑עַן
kn'n
proper_noun · 94×
כִּכַּר
kkr
noun · 68×
ל֖וֹט
lvt
proper_noun · 33×
סְדֹ֣ם
sdm
proper_noun · 39×
עִ֣יר
'yr
noun · 1093×
עַד
'd
noun · 1257×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 14:12 — And they took Lot, Abram’s brother’s son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
  • Gen 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;
  • Gen 19:9 — And they said, Stand back. And they said again, This one fellow came in to sojourn, and he will needs be a judge: now will we deal worse with thee, than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man,
  • Gen 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.
  • Prov 13:20 — He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.