Genesis 13:11

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So Lot chose the Plain of the Jordan for himself. Lot traveled east, and they separated themselves the one from the other.

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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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Ai and Bethel mark Abram’s earlier encampment in Canaan, while the Negeb lay to the south and Egypt beyond it. Lot chose the fertile Jordan Valley, near the future site of Sodom, whereas Abram remained in Canaan and later settled near Hebron, underscoring God’s preservation of the promised land for Abram.

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Genesis 13:11 mentions Ai, Bethel, Canaan, Egypt, Hebron, Jordan Valley and Negeb.

Photo of Egypt — Egypt · Ricardo Liberato