Genesis 13:13

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 13:13

But the men of Sodom were wicked ,.... Which either he knew not, and so ignorantly made this bad choice, to take up his abode among such very wicked men, which occasioned a great deal of grief, trouble, and vexation to him; or if he knew it, the pleasing prospect of convenience for his cattle, and of enriching himself, was a temptation to him, and prevailed upon him to take such a step; and so Jarchi interprets it, "although" they were so, Lot was not restrained from dwelling among them: ... read more

Adam Clarke

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

The men of Sodom were wicked - רעים raim , from רע , ra , to break in pieces, destroy, and afflict; meaning persons who broke the established order of things, destroyed and confounded the distinctions between right and wrong, and who afflicted and tormented both themselves and others. And sinners, חטאים chattaim , from חטא chata , to miss the mark, to step wrong, to miscarry; the same as ἁμαρτανω in Greek, from a, negative, and μαρπτω to hit a mark; so a sinner is one... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 13:13

Verse 13 13.But the men of Sodom. Lot thought himself happy that so rich a habitation had fallen to his share: but he learns at length, that the choice to which he had hastened, with a rashness equal to his avarice, had been unhappily granted to him; since he had to deal with proud and perverse neighbors, with whose conduct it was much harder to bear, than it was to contend with the sterility of the earth. Therefore, seeing that he was led away solely by the pleasantness of the prospect, he... 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 13:13

But (literally, and ) the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners their wickedness is more specifically detailed in Genesis 19:1-38 ; q.v.)— before the Lord —literally, to Jehovah = before the face of Jehovah; ἐναντίον τοῦ θεοῦ ( LXX .), vide Genesis 10:9 ; an aggravation of the wickedness of the Sodomites— exceedingly . Their vileness was restrained neither in quantity nor quality. As it passed all height in arrogance; so it burst all bounds in prevalence. 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

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 13:13

Genesis 13:13. Sinners before the Lord exceedingly That is, impudent and daring sinners, who despised and openly defied God. Alas for Lot! He has got into bad company, and will find the beauty and fertility of the country but a poor recompense for the daily grief their wickedness and reproaches will cause him! Genesis 13:14-15 . The Lord said unto Abram To comfort him after “Lot was separated from him,” and he was left alone, and in a less pleasant and fruitful soil than that which Lot... read more

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