Genesis 13:1-8 ▼

1 Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev —he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him.

2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

3 He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been,

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

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

6 But the land was unable to support them as long as they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they could not stay together,

7 and there was quarreling between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were living in the land.)

8 So Abram said to Lot, “Please, let’s not have quarreling between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, since we are relatives.