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Genesis 13

Gen. 13:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And Abram
'Abram (Hebrew #87)
high father; Abram, the original name of Abraham
KJV usage: Abram.
Pronounce: ab-rawm'
Origin: contracted from 48
went up
`alah (Hebrew #5927)
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
KJV usage: arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.
Pronounce: aw-law'
Origin: a primitive root
out of Egypt
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
, he, and his wife
'ishshah (Hebrew #802)
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman (used in the same wide sense as 582)
KJV usage: (adulter)ess, each, every, female, X many, + none, one, + together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.
Pronounce: ish-shaw'
Origin: feminine of 376 or 582
, and all that he had, and Lot
Lowt (Hebrew #3876)
Lot, Abraham's nephew
KJV usage: Lot.
Pronounce: lote
Origin: the same as 3875
with him, into the south
negeb (Hebrew #5045)
the south (from its drought); specifically, the Negeb or southern district of Judah, occasionally, Egypt (as south to Palestine)
KJV usage: south (country, side, -ward).
Pronounce: neh'-gheb
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be parched
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Gen. 12:9• 9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south. (Gen. 12:9)

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Abram,
Egypt,
Lot,
South,
Wife

Cross References

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1-5:  Abram and Lot return with great riches out of Egypt.
6-7:  Strife arises between Abram's herdsmen and those of Lot.
8-9:  Abram meekly refers it to Lot to choose his part of the country,
10-13:  and Lot goes to Sodom.
14-17:  God renews the promise to Abram.
18:  He removes to Hebron, and there builds an altar.
A.M. 2086.
B.C. 1918.
the south.The south of Canaan; as in leaving Egypt, it is said he "came from the south," (ver. 3,) and the southern part of the promised land lay north-east of Egypt.
Gen. 12:9‑20• 9And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.
 10And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there; for the famine was grievous in the land.
 11And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
 12Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they will save thee alive.
 13Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister: that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall live because of thee.
 14And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
 15The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into Pharaoh's house.
 16And he entreated Abram well for her sake: and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants, and maidservants, and she asses, and camels.
 17And the Lord plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife.
 18And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?
 19Why saidst thou, She is my sister? so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way.
 20And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him: and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. (Gen. 12:9‑20)
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Gen. 20:1• 1And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. (Gen. 20:1)
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Gen. 21:33• 33And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. (Gen. 21:33)
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Josh. 10:40• 40So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord God of Israel commanded. (Josh. 10:40)
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Josh. 18:5• 5And they shall divide it into seven parts: Judah shall abide in their coast on the south, and the house of Joseph shall abide in their coasts on the north. (Josh. 18:5)
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1 Sam. 27:10• 10And Achish said, Whither have ye made a road to day? And David said, Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. (1 Sam. 27:10)
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2 Sam. 24:7• 7And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hivites, and of the Canaanites: and they went out to the south of Judah, even to Beer-sheba. (2 Sam. 24:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the southb.

JND Translation Notes

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Negeb, "south country." name for the region of Canaan (Judah) bordering on the desert.