Genesis 13:10

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Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.

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Canaan in the Patriarchal AgeCanaan during the patriarchal period, before the Israelite conquest.

The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

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From the hill country near Bethel and Ai in Canaan, Lot looked east over the Jordan Valley, whose well-watered land resembled Egypt’s fertility. Abram later remained in Canaan, moving toward Hebron in the Negeb region, while Lot’s choice set the stage for his settlement near Sodom.

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Genesis 13:10 mentions Ai, Bethel, Canaan, Egypt, Hebron, Jordan Valley and Negeb.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato