Genesis 13:3-12

3He went 1on his journeys from the 2Negev as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, 3between Bethel and Ai, 4to the place of the 4altar which he had made there formerly; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. 5Now 5Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents. 6And 6the land could not 7sustain them 8while dwelling together, 9for their possessions were so great that they were not able to remain together. 710And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. Now 11the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land.

812So Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between you and me, nor between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are brothers. 9Is not the whole land before you? Please separate from me; if to the left, then I will go to the right; or if to the right, then I will go to the left.” 10Lot lifted up his eyes and saw all the 1314valley of the Jordan, that it was well watered everywhere--this was before the Lord 15destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like 16the garden of the Lord, 17like the land of Egypt as you go to 18Zoar. 11So Lot chose for himself all the 19valley of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus they separated from each other. 12Abram 20settled in the land of Canaan, while Lot 21settled in 22the cities of the 23valley, and moved his tents as far as Sodom.