Genesis 13:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

We have here the choice that Lot made when he parted from Abram. Upon this occasion, one would have expected, 1. That he should have expressed an unwillingness to part from Abram, and that, at least, he should have done it with reluctancy. 2. That he should have been so civil as to have remitted the choice back again to Abram. But we find not any instance of deference or respect to his uncle in the whole management. Abram having offered him the choice, without compliment he accepted it, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:11

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan ,.... Because of its good pasturage, and because of the plenty of water there; the want of both which was the inconvenience he had laboured under, and had occasioned the strife between his and Abram's servants: and Lot journeyed east , or "eastward"; for the plain of Jordan, and that part of the land on which Sodom and Gomorrah stood, were to the east of Bethel: the phrase is by some rendered "from the east" F25 מקדם "ab Oriente", V. L.... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 13:11

Then Lot chose him all the plain - A little civility or good breeding is of great importance in the concerns of life. Lot either had none, or did not profit by it. He certainly should have left the choice to the patriarch, and should have been guided by his counsel; but he took his own way, trusting to his own judgment, and guided only by the sight of his eyes: he beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered, etc.; so he chose the land, without considering the character of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:1-13

The separation between Abram and Lot. Return to Bethel—to the altar. The circumstances of the patriarch were very different. He was very rich. Lot is with him, and the sojourn in Egypt had far more depraving effect upon his weaker character than upon that of his uncle. We should remember when we take the young into temptation that what may be comparatively harmless to us may be ruinous to them. The subsequent misery of Lot's career may be all traced to the sojourn in Egypt. I. The root... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

The choice of Lot. I. WHAT LOT TOOK INTO ACCOUNT . 1. His own worldly circumstances; and, 2. The suitability of the Jordan circle to advance them. II. WHAT LOT DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT . 1. The reverence due to his uncle. 2. The greater right which Abram had to the soil of Canaan. 3. The danger, in parting with Abram, of separating himself from Abram's God. 4. The risk of damage to his spiritual interests in settling in the Jordan circle. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

Sodom and the Sodomites, or the place and the people. 1. The physical beauty of the Jordan valley. 2. The moral corruption of its inhabitants. Lessons:— 1. The weakness of nature as a moral educator. 2. The true design of nature as a moral educator.— W . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan . Allured by its beauty and fertility, and heedless of other or higher considerations. And Lot journeyed east, מִקֶּדֶס = versus orientem (cf. Genesis 11:2 ). And they separated themselves the one from the other . Literally, a man from his brother . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

The parting off friends. I. The SADNESS Of this parting. It was a parting— 1. Of kinsmen (men, brethren). 2. Of kinsmen in a foreign land. 3. Of kinsmen by their own hand. II. The CAUSE of this parting. 1. The difficulty of finding sustenance together. 2. The danger of collision if they kept together. III. The MANNER of this parting. 1. After prayer. 2. In peace. 3. With magnanimity on the part of Abram. 4. With meanness on that of Lot. ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

Lot's unwise choice. "Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan." To Lot no doubt this seemed but a matter of prudence, a, choice of pastures, yet it stamped his after life. He was a godly man. We miss the point if we think of him as careless. The lesson is for God's people. At first guided by his uncle, but time came when he must act alone. Pastures of Bethel not sufficient. Strife between the herdsmen. God uses little things to work his will. In every life times when choice must be... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 13:1-18

- Abram and Lot Separate7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y, Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz, “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open country.10. ככר kı̂kar, “circle, border, vale, cake, talent;” related: “bow, bend, go round, dance.” ירדן yardēn, Jardan, “descending.” Usually with the article in prose. צער tso‛ar, Tso‘ar, “smallness.”18. ממרא mamrē', Mamre, “fat, strong, ruler.” חברון chebrôn, Chebron, “conjunction, confederacy.”Lot has been hitherto kept in association with Abram by the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:1-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:10-13

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 13:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 13:1-18

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