#lot son of haran

[artandthebible]

The Departure of Abraham

Artist: Workshop or imitator of Jacopo Bassano (Italian, c. 1510-1592)

Date: c. 1570-1590

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: The National Gallery, London, United Kingdom

Description

As the first glimmers of dawn rise beyond the dark hill on the horizon, Abraham obeys God’s command to take his household and leave their home in Haran. The towers and walls of Canaan, where the family is headed, are just visible in the distance. The story comes from the Old Testament Book of Genesis (12:1).

God appears to the elderly Abraham in a burst of light in the overcast sky. Abraham turns to hear God’s word, which comes to him as a golden ray. We see Abraham’s family and his horned goats, sheep, spaniel, donkeys and a beautifully observed still life of his brass and copper pots and pans. Abraham’s nephew, Lot, stands beside him and his wife, Sarah, follows riding on a white horse. A young woman holds a baby up to Sarah, though it cannot be hers: Sarah’s only child, Isaac, was born much later. The dawn light suggests the urgency of the household’s departure from Haran, the gate of which appears as a stone arch on the right.

Jacopo Bassano first depicted the Departure of Abraham around 1570. The first version of the composition seen here is in the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin, and bears an inscription saying it is the work of both Jacopo Bassano and his son Francesco. Jacopo Bassano’s sons Francesco and Leandro were both painters and often worked jointly with their father or copied his work, so it can be difficult to establish which of them created which painting. Francesco is thought to have made many copies of The Departure of Abraham. Assistants in the Bassano workshop would have painted less important parts of the larger paintings, made copies, and made up the paints. The National Gallery’s painting may be by an artist or assistant in Jacopo’s workshop or by an imitator of Jacopo’s style.

The Bassano family of painters were particularly known for painting biblical scenes including animals and ordinary-looking people with their household goods. Livestock, birds, baskets, brass pans and a similar dog are also included in Jacopo Bassano’s The Purification of the Temple.

The Departure of Abraham used to hang with another painting attributed to Jacopo Bassano, The Return of the Prodigal Son, and they may have been painted as a pair, with related subjects and compositions. The Return of the Prodigal Son was sold by the National Gallery in 1857.

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The Tower of Babel

1 And the whole earth is of one language, and of the same words, 2 and it comes to pass, in their journeying from the east, that they find a valley in the land of Shinar and dwell there; 3 and they each say to his neighbor, “Give help, let us make bricks, and burn [them] thoroughly”: and the brick is to them for stone, and the bitumen has been to them for mortar. 4 And they say, “Give help, let us build for ourselves a city and tower with its head in the heavens, and make for ourselves a name, lest we be scattered over the face of all the earth.” 5 And YHWH comes down to see the city and the tower which the sons of men have built; 6 and YHWH says, “Behold, the people [is] one, and one language [is] to them all, and this it has dreamed of doing; and now, nothing is restrained from them of that which they have purposed to do. 7 Give help, let us go down there and confuse their language, so that a man will not understand the language of his companion.” 8 And YHWH scatters them from there over the face of all the earth, and they cease to build the city; 9 therefore [one] has called its name Babel, for there YHWH has confused the language of all the earth, and from there YHWH has scattered them over the face of all the earth.

10 These [are] the generations of Shem: Shem [is] a son of one hundred years, and begets Arphaxad two years after the flood. 11 And Shem lives after his begetting Arphaxad five hundred years, and begets sons and daughters.

12 And Arphaxad has lived thirty-five years [[or one hundred and thirty-five years]], and begets Salah. 13 And Arphaxad lives after his begetting Salah four hundred and three years [[or four hundred and thirty years]], and begets sons and daughters.

14 And Salah has lived thirty years [[or one hundred and thirty years]], and begets Eber. 15 And Salah lives after his begetting Eber four hundred and three years [[or three hundred and thirty years]], and begets sons and daughters.

16 And Eber lives thirty-four years [[or one hundred and thirty-four years]], and begets Peleg. 17 And Eber lives after his begetting Peleg four hundred and thirty years [[or three hundred and seventy years]], and begets sons and daughters.

18 And Peleg lives thirty years [[or one hundred and thirty years]], and begets Reu. 19 And Peleg lives after his begetting Reu two hundred and nine years, and begets sons and daughters.

20 And Reu lives thirty-two years [[or one hundred and thirty-two years]], and begets Serug. 21 And Reu lives after his begetting Serug two hundred and seven years, and begets sons and daughters.

22 And Serug lives thirty years [[or one hundred and thirty years]], and begets Nahor. 23 And Serug lives after his begetting Nahor two hundred years, and begets sons and daughters.

24 And Nahor lives twenty-nine years [[or seventy-nine years]], and begets Terah. 25 And Nahor lives after his begetting Terah one hundred and nineteen years [[or one hundred and twenty-nine years]], and begets sons and daughters.

26 And Terah lives seventy years, and begets Abram, Nahor, and Haran.

27 And these [are] the generations of Terah: Terah has begotten Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran has begotten Lot; 28 and Haran dies in the presence of Terah his father, in the land of his birth, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor take to themselves wives; the name of Abram’s wife [is] Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife [is] Milcah, daughter of Haran, father of Milcah, and father of Iscah. 30 And Sarai is barren—she has no child.

31 And Terah takes his son Abram, and Lot, son of Haran, his son’s son, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, wife of his son Abram, and they go out with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go toward the land of Canaan; and they come to Haran, and dwell there. 32 And the days of Terah are two hundred and five years, and Terah dies in Haran. — Genesis 11 | Literal Standard Version (LSV) The Literal Standard Version Bible Copyright © 2020 by Covenant Press. Cross References: Genesis 1:26; Genesis 6:4; Genesis 10:10; Genesis 10:22; Genesis 10:24; Genesis 10:32; Genesis 12:1; Genesis 12:4; Genesis 14:10; Genesis 15:7; Genesis 16:1; Genesis 17:15; Genesis 18:21; Numbers 31:40; Joshua 24:2; Ezra 1:9; Psalm 55:9; Amos 4:7; Luke 1:51; Luke 3:34; Acts 7:2; Acts 7:4

Does Genesis Contradict Itself About the Order of Nations?

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26th June >> Mass Readings (USA)

Monday, Twelfth Week in Ordinary Time 

(Liturgical Colour: Green: A (1))

First Reading Genesis 12:1-9 Abraham went as the Lord directed him.

The LORD said to Abram: “Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.

”I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you. All the communities of the earth shall find blessing in you.”

Abram went as the LORD directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. Abram took his wife, Sarai, his brother’s son Lot, all the possessions that they had accumulated, and the persons they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, Abram passed through the land as far as the sacred place at Shechem, by the terebinth of Moreh. (The Canaanites were then in the land.)

The LORD appeared to Abram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD who had appeared to him. From there he moved on to the hill country east of Bethel, pitching his tent with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. He built an altar there to the LORD and invoked the LORD by name. Then Abram journeyed on by stages to the Negeb.

The Word of the Lord

R/ Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm Psalm 33:12-13, 18-19, 20 and 22

R/ Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Blessed the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he has chosen for his own inheritance. From heaven the LORD looks down; he sees all mankind.

R/ Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

See, the eyes of the LORD are upon those who fear him, upon those who hope for his kindness, To deliver them from death and preserve them in spite of famine.

R/ Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Our soul waits for the LORD, who is our help and our shield. May your kindness, O LORD, be upon us who have put our hope in you.

R/ Blessed the people the Lord has chosen to be his own.

Gospel Acclamation Hebrews 4:12

Alleluia, alleluia. The word of God is living and effective, able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. Alleluia, alleluia.

Gospel Matthew 7:1-5 Remove the wooden beam from your eye first.

Jesus said to his disciples: “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you. Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove that splinter from your eye,’ while the wooden beam is in your eye? You hypocrite, remove the wooden beam from your eye first; then you will see clearly to remove the splinter from your brother’s eye.”

The Gospel of the Lord

R/ Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

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"The Bar of Israel." From the Acts of the Apostles 7: 1-3.

Speech is the cause and the effect of intelligence and also of wickedness. Luke discusses next how a person who is beginning to understand his Shabbat learns how to speak like a noble, like member of the Court of the Assembly which meets in Jerusalem to advise the King. This section contains a lengthy list of Mishnahs starting with the words Haran and Mesopotamia.

Stephen's Speech =569, ךסט‎, techast, "about one's feelings and perceptions as a set."

Stephen's Speech

7 The High Priest asked Stephen, “Is this true?”

2 Stephen answered, “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! Before our ancestor Abraham had gone to live in Haran, the God of glory appeared to him in Mesopotamia 3 and said to him, ‘Leave your family and country and go to the land that I will show you.’ 

Haran=

"The noun הר (har) is the Bible's common word for mountain or hill. Intuition dictates that the root of the word for mountain probably has to do with being elevated, but that's not correct. In Hebrew thought, a mountain is not something that's high but rather a lot of something gathered. And so, a mountain became synonymous for a large but centralized group of people (Jeremiah 51:25), or even gods (Isaiah 14:13).

The obviously related verb הרה (hera) means to be or become pregnant. An association with the previous noun is obvious, although not because the stomach of a pregnant woman resembles a mountain. The Bible depicts nations as individual women even more than as mountains; the words אמה ('umma), meaning people and אם ('em), meaning mother are closely related. A pregnant woman is to her husband what a conceiving nation is to its deity."

Mesopotamia=

"The adjective μεσος (mesos) means middle, or rather: the midst, in the middle of or in between. Division is closely related to ratio, which in the Bible is demonstrated by the first two creation days: on the first, the light is created, and on the second the waters are divided.

The Hebrew word for to divide is בין (ben), which derives from the verb בין (bin), to understand, and bears a striking resemblance to the familiar noun בן (ben), meaning son, which in turn resembles the verb בנה (bana), to build, and the noun אבן ('eben), meaning stone.

The noun ποταμος (potamos) means stream or river. It derives from the noun ποτος (potos), a drinking, which comes from the verb πινω (pino), to drink, in turn from a PIE root "pet-", meaning to rush or fly, from which comes the Sanskrit noun pattram, meaning feather or wing. That is striking, because the Hebrew word for river, namely נהר (nahar), comes from the verb נהר (nahar), to flow (what a river does) or to shine (what a lamp or star or righteous person does)."

The combination of these Mishnah is an all important concept in Judaism which states the eating and drinking of its contents produces a one person Nation of Israel who was born from the mouth of the God of Israel. As the man realizes the Self, he becomes qualified to speak both for and as the nation. This is why we say any Bar of Israel is theoretically capable of entering the Court of Jerusalem and attaining to the power of a Nsh, a Prince.

God has provided us with a handbook for the Princes of Israel called the Book of Nehemiah, which can be found here:

The Values in Gematria are:

v. 1-2: The High Priest asked: The Number is 7802, זפב, zaphav: "the language that is covered or hidden in the honeycomb." The honeycomb or the brain that is finely tuned up to the unspoken language of the Holy Ghost is found in the North, "what is hidden by God...but discoverable by man."

"Verb צפה (sapa) speaks of covering, whether a literal covering of an item with an overlay like gold or the figurative covering of watchman's surroundings by his watchful gaze. In cognate languages this verb also means to hope.

Noun צפיה (sippiya) means lookout post and noun מצפה (mispeh) means watchtower. Noun צפוי (sippuy) means plating, noun צפית (sapit) means rug or carpet, and noun צפת (sepet) refers to the plated capital of a pillar.

Verb צוף (sup) means to flow or float on top of something else. Noun צוף (sup) describes a honeycomb, or rather the structure of hexagonal cells upon which honey floats. Verb צפה (sapa) means outflow.

Verb צפן (sapan) means to hide or store up. Nouns צפין (sapin) and מצפון (maspon) describe a mass of predominantly static wealth. Noun צפון (sapon) means north, as for unexplained reasons the Bible considers the north a place of gathering. Noun or adjective צפוני (seponi) means northern or northern one.

Verb שפן (shapan) isn't used in the Bible but in cognate languages it means to hide. Noun שפן (shapan) describes a kind of cud-chewing, rock-dwelling animal with no divided hoofs, commonly (rather oddly) interpreted as rock-badger or Coney (rabbit)."

v. 3: ‘Leave your family and country and go to the land that I will show you.’ The High Priest is Jesus, who having slipped away into the annals of time and the lore of the Scripture as He said He would, becomes one's silent guide to the machinery of the language of the Self.

The Number is 6486, סדףו‎, sadephu‎:

"The masculine noun שדי (saday), meaning cultivated field (Jeremiah 12:12) or wild land and home of wild beasts (Joshua 2:22). This noun is a poetic synonym of the following noun. The masculine noun שדה (sadeh), meaning open field or pasture land (Genesis 29:2) or home of wild beasts (Genesis 4:8, Jeremiah 14:5).

The verb φυω (phuo) describes a sprouting and growing up of plants primarily and secondarily of people. It stems from the same Proto-Indo-European root "bheu-" from which English gets the important verbs to be, to bear and to build."

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A Bar of Israel.

Recall Jesus wanted to reinstate the Kingdom of Israel which He called the Kingdom of Heaven, but alas the Catholic Church happened and now we are all fucked. His intended primary building block of the Kingdom was the Bar explained above.

The final Gemara is ךסטזפב סדףו‎, techastazfev sadephu‎, "The most beautiful place in the world."

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Preparation of The Covenant - Dividing / Separating People (Part 1)

After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Genesis 15:1 Webster)

Preparation if The Covenant - Dividing / Separating People As I was contemplating this devotion, I kept thinking back to Abram's father going with him to Haran. Why would he do that? Why did Lot go with them? Abram's elder brother Haran died in Ur of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:28). From what can be pieced together, Haran had two children. Lot, and a daughter Milcah, who was married to Nahor, Nahor being her uncle (Genesis 11:29). If Abram proclaimed his intention, why the entourage? I would suggest that there is strength in numbers. "I am thy shield". God allowed for the entourage for Abram's protection. On arriving in Haran, they name of the settlement is given in memory of the dead brother. I do not want to piece together a complete timeline, but it is clear that they had plenty of time to settle in Haran, before Terah dies. A few notes to consider: Terah was 70 when Haran was born (Genesis 11:26). He died at the age of 205 - 135 years later (Genesis 11:32). Abraham was 75 when he left Haran. So Terah was 130 when Abraham was born. We are not told how old Haran was when he died or how he died. We are also not told when exactly they left Ur. It would seem though, that Haran died fairly young, but had left behind two young children. Lot was quite likely younger than Milcah. The caring for the children was then the duty of Terah. Another piece of this puzzle is Terah's father. He had Terah when he was 29 (Genesis 11:24), but he died at a relatively young age for that time, namely 148 years old. This could suggest an untimely death for both Nahor and Haran. Haran's widow is not mentioned anywhere either - another untimely death? This may also explain why Terah names his other son after his father. Not sure if Nahor is older or younger than Abram. The point of this waffle is that there seems to be too many unnatural deaths, hence the need for extra protection on the road. God was indeed watching over Abram. Genesis 22:20 may be another piece of the puzzle. After Sarah's death, he receives notice of his brother's prosperity in Haran, namely that he had children, grandchildren and a third generation as Rebekah is named. Abram could not have been in Haran long before his father died if he knew nothing about all these children. Abraham being 130 when Sarah died, does give them 60 years between leaving Haran and this news arriving. Another piece of this puzzle is that even when he left Haran, Lot went with him. Again, Gods provision of protection. Genesis 12:5 says that they took with them all their substance and "the souls that they had gotten in Haran". No matter how long they were there, God had made a promise to Abram, not to Terah, not to Nahor, not to Lot, not to any of these people. He made the promise to Abram. Ishmael was born when Abraham (name changed in Genesis 15) was 86. So by then, they were 13 years in Canaan with a brief sojourn into Egypt. Again, we are not told exact details, but there was time for Lot to separate voluntarily, but also because there was strife between their herdmen. In the interval, they also gained a lot of substance. Lot chose to live near Sodom and later moved to Sodom. Leaving Canaan for Abram. PART 2 follows here

[walkwithgod07]

12 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him; and Lot went with him: and Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran.

5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

6 And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

7 And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

8 And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.

9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.

11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:

12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.

13 Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.

14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.

15 The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.

16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.

17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.

18 And Pharaoh called Abram and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?

19 Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.

20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had.

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******* N'AIMEZ PAS LE MONDE *******

Méditation sur la vie de Lot

(Gen. 11, 13, 14, 19)

Dans l'Ancien Testament, Lot, le neveu d'Abraham, a été séduit par le monde et sa vie, selon les Écritures, contient de nombreuses leçons salutaires pour les chrétiens. L'apôtre Pierre ne laisse planer aucun doute sur le fait que Lot était « un homme juste », ce commentaire dans le Nouveau Testament révélant des traits de son caractère que nous n'aurions pas pu apprendre de l'histoire de l'Ancien Testament. Les relations de Lot avec le monde ne lui ont pas apporté un honneur ou un bonheur durables, car son âme juste était tourmentée « jour après jour » (2 Pi. 2 : 8). Le chrétien qui recherche les choses de ce monde s'apercevra tôt ou tard qu'il n'y a pas de véritable bonheur pour lui.

Genèse 11 : 27-32

La première mention de Lot se trouve dans « les générations de Térakh », le père d'Abram. Là, nous apprenons qu'il était le fils de Haran, le frère d'Abram (Gen. 11 : 27). Quelques versets plus loin, il nous est dit que « Térakh prit Abram, son fils, et Lot... ; ils sortirent ensemble d'Ur des Chaldéens pour aller au pays de Canaan » (v. 31). Il ne semble pas qu'il y ait eu d'exercice d'âme chez Lot concernant cette séparation de Ur. L'appel de l'Éternel avait été adressé à Abram (12 : 1), au début l'initiative semble avoir été prise par Térakh. Térakh, Abram et Lot ont tous les trois quitté le pays et la ville où «ils servaient d'autres dieux» (Jos. 24 : 2) : Abram par appel de Dieu ; Térakh, semble-t-il, influencé par l'appel d'Abram, ou peut-être pour une raison naturelle que Dieu n'a pas jugé bon de révéler ; et enfin Lot amené par Térakh. Lot avançait sous l'influence d'Abram, et il semblait satisfait d'être conduit vers Canaan par la foi d'Abram, et d'être emmené en Égypte lorsque la foi d'Abram a échoué.

Beaucoup de chrétiens sont comme Lot, montrant peu de preuves de l'exercice de l'âme devant Dieu en ce qui concerne leurs déplacements ou leurs changements. Il se peut qu'ils aient été élevés sous une influence pieuse – un privilège très précieux – mais aussi qu'ils se soient contentés d'être portés par la foi d'un parent ou d'un ami fidèle. Leur cercle chrétien et leurs compagnons croyants ont été également davantage de simples influences qui ont dirigé leur vie, que les fruits des exercices de leur âme. Lorsque le temps de l'épreuve arrive, il devient souvent évident que l'âme n'a pas eu à faire directement à Dieu, bien que Dieu parfois puisse utiliser l'épreuve pour fortifier et accroître la foi existante.

A suivre...

Source : Bible-notes. Org

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ABRAHAM, THE BABYLONIAN FROM UR -- KJV (King James Version) Bible Verse List #Scriptures #BibleStudy #BibleVerses "And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. But Sarai was barren; she had no child. And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there." Genesis 11:28-31, KJV "And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it." Genesis 15:7, KJV "Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;" Nehemiah 9:7, KJV Please also consider reading the article entitled "One From Beyond: Hebrew of Hebrews". If you would like more info regarding the origin of these KJV Bible verse lists, go to https://www.billkochman.com/VerseLists/. Thank-you! https://www.billkochman.com/Blog/index.php/abraham-the-babylonian-from-ur-kjv-king-james-version-bible-verse-list/?ABRAHAM%2C%20THE%20BABYLONIAN%20FROM%20UR%20--%20KJV%20%28King%20James%20Version%29%20Bible%20Verse%20List

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BIBLE TIME

Genesis 12

The Call of Abram

12 Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father's house to the land that I will show you. 2 And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed from Haran. 5 And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and the people that they had acquired in Haran, and they set out to go to the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, 6 Abram passed through the land to the place at Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to the Lord and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed on, still going toward the Negeb.

Abram and Sarai in Egypt

10 Now there was a famine in the land. So Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, for the famine was severe in the land. 11 When he was about to enter Egypt, he said to Sarai his wife, “I know that you are a woman beautiful in appearance, 12 and when the Egyptians see you, they will say, ‘This is his wife.’ Then they will kill me, but they will let you live. 13 Say you are my sister, that it may go well with me because of you, and that my life may be spared for your sake.” 14 When Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful. 15 And when the princes of Pharaoh saw her, they praised her to Pharaoh. And the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house. 16 And for her sake he dealt well with Abram; and he had sheep, oxen, male donkeys, male servants, female servants, female donkeys, and camels.

17 But the Lord afflicted Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife. 18 So Pharaoh called Abram and said, “What is this you have done to me? Why did you not tell me that she was your wife? 19 Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her for my wife? Now then, here is your wife; take her, and go.” 20 And Pharaoh gave men orders concerning him, and they sent him away with his wife and all that he had. Bible Time-Genesis 12 Diane Beauford

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The Calling of Abram

1 Forsooth the Lord said to Abram, Go thou out of thy land, and (out) of thy kindred, and (out) of the house of thy father, and come thou into the land which I shall show to thee;

2 and I shall make thee into a great folk (and I shall make thee into a great nation), and I shall bless thee, and I shall magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed;

3 I shall bless them that bless thee, and I shall curse them that curse thee; and all kindreds of [the] earth shall be blessed in thee (and all the families on the earth shall pray to be blessed as thou art blessed/and through thee I shall bless all the nations of the earth).

4 And so Abram went out, as the Lord commanded him, and Lot went with him. Abram was five and seventy years (old) when he went out of Haran. 5 And he took Sarai, his wife, and Lot, the son of his brother, and all the substance which they had in possession, and the men which they had begotten in Haran (and all the men, or all the slaves, which they had gotten, or had acquired, in Haran); and they went out (so) that they should go into the land of Canaan. And when they came into it, 6 Abram passed through the land till to the place of Sichem, and till to the noble valley. Forsooth Canaanite was then in the land. (And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, and to the terebinth tree of Moreh. And the Canaanites were then in the land.) 7 Soothly the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, I shall give this land to thy seed. And Abram built there an altar to the Lord, that appeared to him (And Abram build an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him). 8 And from thence he passed forth to the hill [of] Bethel, that was against the east, and setted there his tabernacle, having Bethel from the west, and Hai from the east. And he builded also there an altar to the Lord, and inwardly called his name. (And from there he went on to the hill country that was east of Bethel, and pitched his tent there, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east. And there he also built an altar to the Lord, and inwardly called on his name.) 9 And Abram went going, and going forth over to the south. (And Abram continued on, and went down to the south.)

10 Soothly hunger was made in the land; and Abram went down into Egypt, to be a pilgrim there (to live there for a while), for hunger had the mastery in the land. 11 And when he was nigh to enter into Egypt, he said to Sarai, his wife, I know that thou art a fair woman, 12 and that when (the) Egyptians shall see thee, they shall say, It is his wife, and they shall slay me, and keep thee (and then they shall kill me, but keep thee alive). 13 Therefore, I beseech thee, say that thou art my sister, that it be well to me for thee, and that my life live for the love of thee. (And so I beseech thee, say that thou art my sister, and then all shall be well with me, because of thee, and I shall remain alive, because thou hast shown thy love for me.) 14 And so when Abram had entered into Egypt, (the) Egyptians saw the woman, (and) that she was full fair; 15 and the princes told (about her) to Pharaoh, and praised her with him; and (so) the woman was taken up into the house of Pharaoh. 16 Forsooth they used well Abram for her; and sheep, and oxen, and asses, and servants, and servantesses, and she-asses, and camels were (given) to him. (And Pharaoh treated Abram well because of her; and sheep, and oxen, and donkeys, and male and female slaves, and female donkeys, and camels were given to him.)

17 Forsooth the Lord beat Pharaoh and his house with most vengeances for Sarai, the wife of Abram. (But the Lord struck Pharaoh and his household with great plagues, because of Sarai, the wife of Abram.) 18 And Pharaoh called (for) Abram, and said to him, What is it that thou hast done to me? why showedest thou not to me that she was thy wife? 19 for what cause saidest thou, that she was thy sister, (so) that I should take her into wife to me? Now therefore lo! thy wife; take thou her, and go(!). 20 And Pharaoh commanded to men on Abram, and they led forth him, and his wife, and all things that he had. (And Pharaoh commanded to his men about Abram, and they sent him away with his wife, and all the things that he had been given.) — Genesis 12 | Wycliffe's Bible (WYC) The Wycliffe Bible is in the public domain. Cross References: Genesis 4:26; Genesis 8:20; Genesis 11:27; Genesis 11:31; Genesis 13:1-7; Genesis 16:1; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 18:18-19; Genesis 20:1,2 and 3; Genesis 20:5; Genesis 20:9-10; Genesis 20:11; Genesis 20:13; Genesis 24:16; Genesis 26:1; Genesis 29:17; Genesis 33:18; Genesis 41:57; 1 Chronicles 16:21; Psalm 105:14; Proverbs 29:25; Luke 12:45; Luke 24:27; Acts 3:25; Acts 7:3,4 and 5; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 6:15; Hebrews 11:8-9

The Call of Abram

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GENESIS‬ ‭11‬:‭30‬-‭12:1-9‬ ‭

“But Sarai was unable to become pregnant and had no children. One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there. Terah lived for 205 years and died while still in Haran.”“The Lord had said to…

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Morality Question; What Do We Remember?

Above; a person’s energy over a city, a manufactured reality. Genesis 12:5 And Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had acquired, and the souls they had acquired in Haran, and they went to go to the land of Canaan, and they came to the land of Canaan A team of researchers at Yale University have been researching infant cognition. The question…

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Abram in Ur - Part 1

Now the LORD had said to Abram, Depart from thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to a land that I will show thee: And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: (Genesis 12:1-2 Webster)

For the Covenant with Abram / Abraham, I shall use his name pre-covenant as Abram, and after the Covenant is cut, I shall use Abraham, which is in line with what the Bible does.

There is no clear and definite Covenant language in these early chapters where Abram is mentioned. However, there is something in these verses.

God comes to Abram while he was still in Ur of the Chaldees (Genesis 11:31, Acts 7:2) and tells him to leave his father's house and go to the land that God would show him.

Abram, if he is obedient will in turn become a great nation. He will inherit the land and God would bless him and Abram in turn would be a blessing to all families on the earth.

As we read Genesis 12:4 and 5, we think that Abram obeyed God at that point, but that was not what happened. Acts 7:2, it is clear that God had appeared to Abram some time before that, while he was still in Haran. Genesis 11:31 tells us that Terah went with, as did Lot his nephew - son of his deceased brother.

This statement in Genesis 12:5 is either when God appeared to Abram a second time, or when Abram finally obeyed God.

Here is the point of this long winded narrative.

1) There is an initiator. God initiates the discussion of giving Abram his own piece of land.

2) There is to be a consummation. When Abram finally inherits the land.

3) There is an announcement. Namely Abram going to his father and saying God has appeared to him, so he must now go. Terah then decided to go with him.

4) There is a preparation - Abram must leave Ur of the Chaldees and travel to Canaan.

There is clearly no definite Covenant language in these verses, however, a future Covenant can be implied from them.

I want to turn my attention to the words "bless, blessing, blessed". First a dictionary definition from Websters 1828:

1) Made happy or prosperous; extolled; pronounced happy.

2) Happy; prosperous in worldly affairs; enjoying spiritual happiness and the favor of God; enjoying heavenly felicity.

Now a look at what the Bible says:

First use is found in Genesis 1:22, where it is the first things in God's creation to be blessed. The blessing is to be fruitful and multiply. This is what the birds and the fish were created for. There is not a specific blessing to the beasts of the field, but a blessing is given to man. Man's blessing included having dominion over the animal kingdom and the blessing of nutrition.

This blessing is revoked and replaced with curses in Genesis 3:14-24 - man was banished from eating from the Tree of Life and from the presence of God. They felt the estrangement immediately by covering themselves with fig leaves, now having shame for what was done.

Blessing then is being in right relationship with God and being obedient to His word. Fulfilling the purpose that God gave us for life. We can see this as we search the scriptures. The following extracted from Torrey's Topical Textbook:

The Blessed:

1) Whom God chooses (Ephesians 1:3)

2) Who God calls (Isaiah 51:2)

3) Who know Christ (Matthew 16:17)

4) Whose sins are forgiven. (Psalm 32:1-2)

5) Who have the LORD for their God (Psalm 144:15)

6) Who trust in God (Psalm 2:12)

7) Who avoid the wicked (Psalm 1:1)

Too many others to list them all.

The point is that Abram being a blessing to all nations on earth would imply that Abram is to be the source through whom all nations come into a right relationship with God and are granted eternal life.

Yes, God may prosper some financially, and praise God for whom He does bless in this manner, but it is not all whom God blesses in that manner. Right through Scripture, we see the wealthy, such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David, Solomon, etc. But we also have the Elijahs and Samuels and the many poor to whom Jesus and others ministered. Even Jesus was homeless and had nowhere to lay his head during his ministry years.

Before Abram is a blessing though, God first blesses him. Abram has his sins forgiven, comes into right relationship with God, obeys God etc.

We too are called to be a blessing to others. But before we can do this, make sure that we too are in right relationship with God.

Which leads me to ask. Are you in right relationship with God and are you being a blessing to others in leading them to Christ? This is surely our primary purpose as Christians.

Father, forgive us for being lackadaisical in this area of not being a witness. Help us not only in being a silent witness by our behaviour, but also by being an intentional witness by our speech and in the proclaiming of the Gospel.

[walkwithgod07]

1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar; and they dwelt there. 3 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for morter. 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth. 5 And the LORD came down to see the city and the tower, which the children of men builded. 6 And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 These are the generations of Shem: Shem was an hundred years old, and begat Arphaxad two years after the flood: 11 And Shem lived after he begat Arphaxad five hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 12 And Arphaxad lived five and thirty years, and begat Salah: 13 And Arphaxad lived after he begat Salah four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 14 And Salah lived thirty years, and begat Eber: 15 And Salah lived after he begat Eber four hundred and three years, and begat sons and daughters. 16 And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begat Peleg: 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Reu: 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug: 21 And Reu lived after he begat Serug two hundred and seven years, and begat sons and daughters. 22 And Serug lived thirty years, and begat Nahor: 23 And Serug lived after he begat Nahor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughters. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah: 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Terah an hundred and nineteen* years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran. 27 Now these are the generations of Terah: Terah begat Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram's wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor's wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sarai was barren; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram's wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran.

[christophe76460]

✍️ Prière inspirée du jour - Samedi 22 Mars 2025.

Genèse 11:27 - "Voici la lignée de Térach. Térach eut pour fils Abram, Nachor et Haran. Haran eut Lot."

Père Céleste, Dieu de Recouvrement et d'Attachement !

Nous Te gratifions de ce que Ta Grâce surabonde lorsque l'on s'attache de plus en plus à Toi, surtout quand on fait face à tous les obstacles, épreuves et afflictions ; en persévérant dans la foi en Te servant, en T'obéissant et en Te suivant sans conditions ; comme il est écrit : "Jésus leur dit : si Dieu était votre Père, vous M'aimeriez, car c'est de Dieu que Je suis sorti et c'est de Sa part que Je viens. Je ne suis pas venu de Moi-Même, mais c'est au contraire Lui Qui M'a envoyé" (Jean 8:42) ; selon Ta Nature !

Saint-Esprit, fais reposer notre existence sur le Fondement, la Tracée et la Stabilité de Dieu ; afin que nous fixions nos yeux sur Ses Promesses, Son Orientation et Sa Vision en toute situation ; puisqu'il est écrit : "les Décrets de L'Éternel sont droits, ils réjouissent le coeur ; les Commandements de L'Éternel sont clairs, ils éclairent la vue" (Psaumes 19:9) ; suivant Sa Parole, au Nom Diligent et Éclairant de Jésus Christ de Nazareth !

Merci Seigneur.

Hallelujah ! Amen

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Bénédictions

Francis Andriana

[quentinyhk]

La Bible

[Quelle meilleure méthode, pour se forcer à la lire en entier, que de la réécrire patiemment ? Cette tâche s'interrompra d'elle-même quand elle devra cesser, si et seulement s'il le faut vraiment. Entreprise amusante et instructive. Quentin Cavellier.]

Les Ancêtres du Peuple d'Israël [depuis Abraham jusqu'à Joseph]

- Postérité de Sem

Deux années après le Déluge, à l'âge de 100 ans, Sem avait engendré Arpcschad, et ce dernier, à l'âge de 35 ans seulement, était devenu le père du garçon Schélach. Après cette naissance, Arpcschad vécut encore 403 années au cours desquelles il eut d'autre fils ainsi que des filles. À l'âge de 30 ans, Schélach eut pour fils Héber, après quoi lui aussi vécut encore 403 années avant de s'éteindre, non sans avoir enrichi sa descendance d'autre garçons et filles. À l'âge de 34 ans Héber perpétua sa lignée en engendrant Péleg, après quoi, il vécut encore 430 ans en devenant le père de divers autres enfants, garçons et filles. Péleg eut pour fils Rehu à l'âge de 30 ans et mourut 209 années plus tard. (Péleg eut également d'autres descendants, garçons et filles.) Lorsqu'il eut 32 ans, Rehu devint le père du garçon Serug et mourut 207 années après. Par son père Rehu, Serug eut de nombreux frères et sœurs. Il engendra lui-même, à l'âge de 30 ans, le garçon Nachor ; il périt deux siècles après cette naissance. Au cours de ces 200 années d'existence supplémentaires, il engendra d'autres fils et des filles. Nachor s'assura une descendance en donnant vie, à 29 ans, à son fils Térach, puis trépassa 119 années plus tard, non sans être devenu le pères d'autres enfants, filles et garçons. À l'âge de 70 ans, Térach eut trois fils en même temps : Abram, Nachor et Haran. Ce dernier devint ensuite le père de Lot, puis il mourut, en présence de son père, à Ur, en Chaldée, le pays qui l'avait vu naître. De leur côté, Abram et Nachor se marièrent, le premier à Saraï (femme stérile qui n'eut aucun enfant), le second, à Milca (qui était, avec Jisca, l'une des filles d'Haran). Accompagné de son fils Abram, de son petit-fils orphelin de père Lot, et de sa bru inféconde Saraï, Térach quitta la Chaldée pour se rendre au pays de Canaan, mais il s'arrêta dans la ville de Charan, où il mourut à l'âge de 205 ans.

- Arrivée d'Abram au pays de Canaan

À Charan, dans la maison de son père Térach, Abram accumula des biens. Il y eut des serviteurs. Sa vie était prospère et sédentaire. Mais Dieu s'adressa à lui : - Quitte cet endroit et rends-toi dans le pays que je t'indiquerai. Par toi naîtra un grand peuple. Je t'accompagnerai en bénissant ceux qui te béniront et je maudirai tous ceux qui te maudiront. Toi-même, tu deviendras une source de bénédiction. Abram avait 75 ans lorsque cet ordre lui fut donné. Il s'exécuta en quittant Charan, accompagné de son épouse Saraï et de son neveu Lot, avec tous les biens qu'ils possédaient, ainsi que leurs serviteurs, et il se rendit au pays de Canaan. Une fois sur place, parmi les habitants des lieux, (le peuple des Cananéens), il avança jusqu'à un lieu nommé Sichem, où poussaient les chênes de Moré. Entouré de ces arbres, Abram vit l’Éternel apparaître et lui annoncer : - Je donnerai ce pays à ta descendance. En remerciement, Abram construisit un autel, pour Dieu. Puis, se dirigeant vers une montagne, il se rendit en un lieu situé à l'est du village de Béthel et à l'ouest de la cité d'Aï, emplacement où il dressa son campement de tentes, avant d'y bâtir un autre autel. Cela fait, il invoqua le nom de l’Éternel, et continua d'avancer à travers le pays, en direction du sud.

- Journées d'Abram en Égypte

Comme le pays de Canaan souffrait de famine, Abram, devenu nomade, partit vivre en Égypte avec sa famille. En chemin, il déclara à Saraï : - Tu es une femme. Et tu es belle. En te voyant, les Égyptiens comprendront que tu es mon épouse. Aussi me tueront-ils en te laissant la vie sauve, afin de s'emparer de toi. Je connais les hommes et cela se produira, à moins que tu ne prétendes être ma sœur. Alors les Égyptiens m'épargneront et prendront même soin de moi, par déférence envers toi. De fait, quand Abram et Saraï arrivèrent en Égypte, les hommes du pays furent subjugués par la beauté de cette dernière. Sa splendeur fut vantée au chef Pharaon, qui exigea de la rencontrer et la prit pour épouse. Saraï prétendit être la sœur d'Abram, qui fut donc choyé au lieu d'être tué. À celui qu'il pensait être son beau-frère, Pharaon offrit beaucoup d'esclaves, ainsi que du bétail (brebis, bœufs, chameaux, ânes et ânesses). Mais Dieu s'irrita de voir Pharaon prendre pour épouse une femme déjà mariée à Abram, devant ce dernier. C'est pourquoi une multitude de maux épouvantables s'abattit sur la maison de Pharaon si bien que celui-ci finit par comprendre ce qui s'était passé. - Que m'as-tu fait ? reprocha-t-il à Abram. Pourquoi m'avoir caché que Saraï était ta femme ? Pourquoi m'avoir menti en affirmant qu'elle était ta sœur ? Pars avec elle dès maintenant ! Et sur ces mots, Abram et Saraï furent chassés de la maison avec tous leurs biens. - Retour d'Abram au pays de Canaan Abram quitta l’Égypte fort riche, avec ses troupeaux, son argent et son or, accompagné de son épouse Saraï et de son neveu Lot. Il retourna à l'emplacement situé entre le village de Béthel et la cité d'Aï, où il avait précédemment dressé son campement avant d'y bâtir un autel qu'il eut le bonheur de retrouver intact. Là, il invoqua une nouvelle fois le nom de l’Éternel. Lot disposait de tentes personnelles, possédait des brebis, et des bœufs lui appartenaient aussi en propre. Cette surabondance de biens matériels entraîna des litiges. Des disputes éclatèrent entre les gardiens du bétail d'Abram et les bergers des troupeaux de Lot, car les terres où paissaient les animaux placés sous leur surveillance n'étaient pas assez grandes. (Il n'est pas impossible qu'à la même époque, des guerres aient opposé les Cananéens et les Phérésiens qui habitaient alors le pays.) Pour apaiser la situation, Abram s'adressa à Lot en ces termes nobles : - Je ne veux pas de querelles entre toi, qui es mon neveu, et moi, qui suis ton oncle. Les bergers gardiens de nos troupeaux se battent alors qu'ils sont frères. C'est pour cette raison, afin de mettre un terme à ces litiges absurdes, que je te demande de me quitter. Séparons-nous et évitons dorénavant de nous rencontrer. Si tu vas à gauche, j'irai à droite. Si tu vas à droite, j'irai à gauche. Abattu, Lot releva la tête et considéra les terres voisines qui s'offraient à son regard. Il fut séduit par l'aspect, alors prodigieusement verdoyant, de la plaine du Jourdain et décida de s'y établir. Alors, enthousiaste, il quitta Abram, comme ce dernier le lui avait demandé. C'est ainsi qu'il dressa son campement dans la plaine, aux portes de la ville de Sodome, sans savoir que celle-ci était habitée par des gens au cœur foncièrement mauvais. - Promesses de l'Eternel

Quand Lot fut parti, Abram entendit Dieu lui déclarer : - Lève les yeux. Regarde vers le Nord et vers le Sud. Regarde en direction de l'Est et en direction de l'Ouest. Toutes ces terres qui s'étendent devant toi, seront tiennes et appartiendront aussi à ta descendance. Pour toujours. Tes héritiers seront aussi nombreux que les grains de poussière dont ces terres sont faites, si bien qu'il sera impossible de les compter. À présent, explore ce pays que je te donnerai, et dont tu seras le maître. Sur ces mots, Abram s'empressa d'aller dresser son campement parmi les chênes de Mamré, à proximité de la ville d'Hébron, où il construisit un autel à la gloire de l’Éternel. - Abram, vainqueur de plusieurs rois Le roi de Schinear (qui s'appelait Amraphel), le roi d'Ellasar (prénommé Arjoc), le roi d'Élam (répondant au nom de Kedorlaomer) et celui de Gojim (Tideal) s'en prirent au peuple des Réphaïm, des géants qu'ils vainquirent dans la ville d'Aschteroth-Karnaïm, terrassèrent, à Ham, une tribu de créatures de grande taille appelées les Zuzim, et triomphèrent d'une autre peuplade d'hommes gigantesques, les Émim, à Schavé-Kirjathaïm, ainsi que d'habitants des cavernes de la montagne de Séir, des êtres primitifs appelés les Horiens auxquels ils firent la guerre jusqu'aux limites du désert de Paran. Cela fait, les rois Kedorlaomer, Amraphel, Arjoc et Tideal (qui se rendirent également à En-Mischpath, afin d'envahir le territoire où vivaient les Amalécites, un peuple nomade, avant de s'en prendre aux Amoréens, établis près de la Mer Salée, à Hatsatson-Thamar) durent faire face à une rébellion : cinq souverains qu'ils dominaient depuis plusieurs années déjà - Béra (roi de Sodome), Birscha (roi de Gomorrhe), Schineab (roi d'Adma), Schémeéber (roi de Tseboïm) et le roi de Tsoar - s'opposèrent à eux, unissant leur forces en se regroupant dans la vallée de Siddim, près de la Mer Salée. Sur ce littoral se trouvaient des puits de bitume dans lesquels les rois de Sodome et de Gomorrhe, prenant la fuite devant l'ennemi, tombèrent, tandis que les autres souverains révoltés, en déroute, partaient se réfugier près de reliefs montagneux. Les rois Kedorlaomer, Amraphel, Arjoc et Tideal pillèrent la cité de Sodome et la ville de Gomorrhe, dépouillant leurs habitants de toutes leurs richesses et de l'ensemble de leurs provisions. Lot, qui pour son malheur s'était établi non loin de Sodome, fut emmené de force, avec tous ses biens par les pillards, qui laissèrent s'échapper un fuyard, lequel alla trouver Abram. Celui-ci avait une maison parmi les chênes de Mamré, un amoréen frère des hommes Eschcol et Aner, auxquels il s'était allié. Apprenant que Lot avait été fait prisonnier, Abram constitua une armée avec trois cent dix-huit de ses serviteurs, tous nés dans sa maison, et il pourchassa les ravisseurs de son neveu jusqu'à la ville de Dan. Stratège, Abram divisa ses troupes de combat et attaqua ses ennemis sur plusieurs fronts, de nuit et, les ayant vaincus, les poursuivit encore jusqu'à Choba, à l'ouest de Damas. Abram put ainsi délivrer Lot de ses liens et libérer les autres prisonniers des quatre belliqueux Kedorlaomer, Amraphel, Arjoc et Tideal, que le soulèvement de cinq souverains (Béra, Birscha, Schineab, Schémeéber et le roi de Tsoar) n'avait pas réussi à terrasser.