13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and exceeding [a]sinners against the Lord.

14 ¶ Then the Lord said unto [b]Abram, (after that Lot was departed from him) Lift up thine eyes now, and look from the place where thou art, Northward, and Southward, and Eastward, and Westward:

15 For all (A)the land which thou seest, will I give unto thee, and to thy seed [c]forever,

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 13:13 Lot thinking to get paradise, found hell.
  2. Genesis 13:14 The Lord comforted him, lest he should have taken thought for the departure of his nephew.
  3. Genesis 13:15 Meaning, a long time, and till the coming of Christ as Exod. 12:14 and 21:6; Deut. 15:17, and spiritually this is referred to the true children of Abram, born according to the promise, and not according to the flesh, which are heirs of the true land of Canaan.

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