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# the whole plain of the Jordan
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This refers to the general region of the Jordan River.
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# was well watered
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"had much water"
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# like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt
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"like the garden of Yahweh or like the land of Egypt." These were two different places.
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# the garden of Yahweh
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This is another name for the garden of Eden.
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# garden
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Use the same word for "garden" as you used in [Genesis 2:8](../02/08.md).
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# This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
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This anticipates something that would happen later. It is important here because it explains why Lot settled in a region that later was not fertile.
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