Genesis 13:12 - Exposition

Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan . Strictly so called; in its larger sense Canaan included the circle of the Jordan. And Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain. Being desirous of a permanent settlement within the gates, or at least in the immediate neighborhood, of the wealthy cities of the laud; in contrast to his uncle, who remained a wanderer throughout its borders, sojourning as in a strange country ( Hebrews 11:9 ). And (with this purpose in contemplation), he pitched his tent toward ( i.e. in the direction of, and as far as to) Sodom .