en_tn/gen/13/10.md

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  • the whole plain of the Jordan - 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 :en:bible🎶gen:02:07.
  • This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah - This anticipates something that would happen later and is told about in :en:bible🎶gen:19:23. 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.