This refers to the general region of the Jordan River.
## was well watered ##
"had supplies of clean water"
## like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt ##
"like the garden of Yahweh or like the land of Egypt". These were two different places.
## garden ##
Use the same word for "garden" as you used in [Genesis 2:7](../02/07.md).
## This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah ##
This anticipates something that would happen later and is told about in [Genesis 19:23](../19/23.md). It is important here because it explains why Lot settled in a region that was later not fertile.
## the relatives ##
"the kinsmen" or "the families." This refers to Lot and Abram with their households.
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