1  And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, towards the south. 2  And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3  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; 4  to the place of the altar that he had made there at the first. And there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.

5  And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents. 6  And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together. 7  And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land. 8  And Abram said to Lot, I pray thee let there be no contention between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren. 9  Is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if to the left, then I will take the right; and if to the right, then I will take the left.