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Genesis 13 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Genesis 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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preachers & commentators

Genesis 13 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
לוֹט Lôwṭ H3876 9 Lot
אַבְרָם ʼAbrâm H87 9 Abram
רֹעִי rôʻîy H7473 4 pastoral, shepherd
יָשַׁב yâshab H3427 6 sit, dwell
בֵּית־אֵל Bêyth-ʼÊl H1008 4 Beth-El
פָּרַד pârad H6504 3 break through, spread
סְדֹם Çᵉdôm H5467 3 Sedom

How preachers through history handled this text

8 public-domain excerpts on Genesis 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 5 Calvin 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“Those are best prepared for the visits of Divine grace, whose spirits are calm, and not ruffled with passion. God will abundantly make up in spiritual peace, what we lose for preserving neighbourly peace. When our relations are separated from us, yet God is not. Observe also the promises with which God now comforted and enriched Abram. Of two things he assures him; a good land, and a numerous issue to enjoy it. The prospects seen by faith are more rich and beautiful than those we see around us. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Genesis 13:14–35 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Gen 13:1
  • Negeb — Gen 13:1
  • Gomorrah — Gen 13:10
  • Jordan Valley — Gen 13:10
  • Sodom — Gen 13:10

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