Genesis 13:4

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Genesis 13:1-4

I. Here is Abram's return out of Egypt, Gen. 13:1. He came himself and brought all his with him back again to Canaan. Note, Though there may be occasion to go sometimes into places of temptation, yet we must hasten out of them as soon as possible. See Ruth 1:6. II. His wealth: He was very rich, Gen. 13:2. He was very heavy, so the Hebrew word signifies; for riches are a burden, and those that will be rich do but load themselves with thick clay, Hab. 2:6. There is a burden of care in getting... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:4

Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first ,.... When he first came to that place, and before he went down to Egypt: it is not said he came to the altar, but "to the place", where it had stood, for it seems now to have been demolished, either having fallen of itself, being made of earth, or had been destroyed by the Canaanites, since Abram left it; or perhaps it might be pulled down by Abram himself before he went from thence, that it might not be used and polluted by... 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 13:3-4

And he went on his journeys . Literally, in his journeyings or stations!cf. Genesis 11:2 ; Exodus 17:1 ; Numbers 10:6 , Numbers 10:12 ). The renderings καὶ ἐπορεύθη ὅθεν η}lqen ( LXX .) and reversus est per iter quo venerat (Vulgate) imply without warrant that he used the same camping grounds in his ascent which he had previously occupied in his descent. From the south even to Bethel (vide Genesis 12:8 ), unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning. ... 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

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Genesis 13:1-18

Journey to Egypt and return (12:10-13:18)A long drought in Canaan must have caused Abram to wonder just how reliable this promised land was. In the end he journeyed to Egypt in search of better pastures (10).Fearing that the Egyptians would kill him in order to take his beautiful wife, he preserved himself by saying she was his sister. This was half true, because Sarai was a daughter of Terah by another wife (see 20:12); but Abram and Sarai did wrong in telling only half the truth in order to... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Genesis 13:4

altar: shows him to be a worshipper. at the first. No worship in Egypt. See note Genesis 13:3 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Genesis 13:2-4

"And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the South even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been in the beginning, between Bethel and Ai, unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.""Abram was very rich ..." The strategic placement of this statement brings into view the vast wealth that Pharaoh had given Abram as a dowry for Sarai. Von Rad discerned that, "Abram's... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Genesis 13:4

4. there Abram called on the name of the Lord—He felt a strong desire to reanimate his faith and piety on the scene of his former worship: it might be to express humility and penitence for his misconduct in Egypt or thankfulness for deliverance from perils—to embrace the first opportunity on returning to Canaan of leading his family to renew allegiance to God and offer the typical sacrifices which pointed to the blessings of the promise. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Genesis 13:1-4

Abram returned from Egypt through the Negev and settled down near his former location between Bethel and Ai."Of special interest is that in Genesis 12:10 to Genesis 13:4 Lot occupies the same position as that of the ’mixed multitude’ (Exodus 12:38) in the narrative of Genesis 41 -Exodus 12. In other words the author apparently wants to draw the reader’s attention to the identification of Lot with the ’mixed multitude.’ It is as if Lot is seen in these narratives as the prefiguration of the... read more

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