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Genesis 13:3

AiBethel (of Palestine)Negeb

1 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.

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,

4 to the site where he had built the altar. And there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

5 Now Lot, who was traveling with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.

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BSB
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,
KJV
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai;
WEB
He went on his journeys from the South as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
ASV
And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,
DARBY
And he went on his journeys from the south as far as Bethel; as far as the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai;
BLB
And he went on his journey from the Negev, and even to Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning between Bethel and between Ai,
ÅB
Og han dro i dagsreiser fra sydlandet, til han kom til Betel, til det sted hvor hans telt før hadde vært, mellom Betel og Ai,
OTB
Han reiste fra Negev så langt som til Betel, til stedet hvor hans telt hadde vært i begynnelsen, mellom Betel og Ai,
B1930
Og han drog i dagsreiser fra sydlandet, til han kom til Betel, til det sted hvor hans telt før hadde vært, mellem Betel og Ai,

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  • Genesis 12:6

    Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were in the land.

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  • Genesis 12:8–9

    From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel to the west and Ai to the east. There he built an altar to the LORD, and he called on the name of the LORD.

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