Key Verse Spotlight
Genesis 13:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.”
Genesis 13:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And Abram {was} very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
And he went on his journeys from the south even to Bethel, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Hai;
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.
And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
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