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Genesis 13:1
So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrative records Abram’s departure from Egypt with his wife, all his possessions, and Lot as they travel to the Negev immediately following his time in that foreign land.
The words — The verb וַ/יַּעַל (va/i.ya.'Al) literally means “and he went up,” while מִ/מִּצְרַ֜יִם (mi./mitz.Ra.yim) denotes “from Egypt.”
The thread — The journey to the Negev connects to Abram’s earlier travel in Genesis 12:9, while the geographic region appears in Joshua 10:40 and 2 Samuel 24:7 as a defined territorial zone.
Why it lands — The text states a physical relocation that establishes Abram’s continued movement and the preservation of his household and wealth after leaving Egypt.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
Cross-references
- Genesis 12:9 And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.
- Joshua 10:40 So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
- 2 Samuel 24:7 They went toward the fortress of Tyre and all the cities of the Hivites and Canaanites. Finally, they went on to the Negev of Judah, to Beersheba.
- Genesis 20:1 Now Abraham journeyed from there to the region of the Negev and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he was staying in Gerar,
- Genesis 21:33 And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.
- Joshua 18:5 and divide the land into seven portions. Judah shall remain in their territory in the south, and the house of Joseph shall remain in their territory in the north.
- 1 Samuel 27:10 who would ask him, “What have you raided today?” And David would reply, “The Negev of Judah,” or “The Negev of Jerahmeel,” or “The Negev of the Kenites.”