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Gen. 13:1–18 Expelled from Egypt, Abram retraces his steps northward, through the Negeb, back to the hill country between Bethel and Ai where he had previously built an altar (12:8). Competition for pasture soon leads to strife between the herdsmen of Abram and Lot. When Abram offers Lot first choice of the land, Lot chooses the fertile Jordan Valley. Afterward, the Lord reaffirms that Abram’s descendants will possess all of Canaan.
Gen. 13:7 The scarcity of pastureland may have been related to the fact that the Canaanites and the Perizzites were dwelling in the land. Compare the similar statement in 12:6.
Gen. 13:10 the Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere. Lot’s experience with the effects of famine (12:10, probably from drought) makes his choice of the fertile Jordan Valley understandable. like the garden of the Lord. A reference to the garden of Eden, which was also well watered (see 2:10). This description of the Jordan Valley predates the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah (chs. 18–19), which may well have made this area less suitable for flocks and herds.
Gen. 13:11–13 Lot’s decision to settle among the cities of the valley brings him into the vicinity of Sodom.
Gen. 13:14–17 At this stage, Abram still has no children.
Gen. 13:18 Abram relocates near Hebron (also known as Kiriath-arba; see 23:2), setting up his tent by the oaks of Mamre. Since one of Abram’s allies is “Mamre the Amorite” (14:13), the oaks are probably named after him. altar. See note on 12:7. At this time, Hebron was a major settlement in the Judean hills, covering between six and seven acres.
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