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Genesis 13:1

AbrahamLotEgyptNegeb
So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.

2 And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.

3 From the Negev he journeyed from place to place toward Bethel, until he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been pitched,

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BSB
So Abram went up out of Egypt into the Negev—he and his wife and all his possessions—and Lot was with him.
KJV
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.
WEB
Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.
ASV
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.
DARBY
And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.
BLB
And Abram went up from Egypt, he and his wife and all that he had—and Lot with him—to the Negev.
ÅB
Så dro Abram fra Egypt opp til sydlandet med sin hustru og alt det han eide, og Lot var med ham.
OTB
Så dro Abram opp fra Egypt til Negev, med sin kone og alle sine eiendeler, og Lot dro med ham.
B1930
Så drog Abram fra Egypten op til sydlandet med sin hustru og alt det han eide, og Lot var med ham.

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  • 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.

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  • Genesis 12:9–20

    And Abram journeyed on toward the Negev.

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  • 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.

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  • Genesis 21:33

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

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  • 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,

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  • 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.

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  • 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.”

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