Gen 13:14-18 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 13:14-17: 13:14-17 Abram could give Lot the choice land because he believed in God’s promise. Abram waited for God to give him the land; Lot just took what he wanted.

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b13:18►

cNum 13:22►

dGen 12:9►

eJosh 17:15►

fGen 18:1►

g35:27►

h37:14►

i23:19►

j35:27-29►

k49:29-32►

l50:13►

m14:13►

n15:16►

‏ Genesis 13:14-18

Summary for Gen 13:14-17: 13:14-17 ^a Abram could give Lot the choice land because he believed in God’s promise. Abram waited for God to give him the land; Lot just took what he wanted.
13:18 ^b Hebron was an Anakite city (Num 13:22 ^c) originally called Kiriath-arba (“city of Arba”), located in forested highlands just north of the Negev (Gen 12:9 ^d; Josh 17:15 ^e). Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob all settled there (Gen 18:1 ^f; 35:27 ^g; 37:14 ^h), and Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Jacob, and Leah were buried there (23:19 ⁱ; 35:27-29 ^j; 49:29-32 ^k; 50:13 ^l).

• Mamre was an Amorite (14:13 ^m; 15:16 ⁿ).