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Avram took his wife Sarai, his brother’s son Lot, and all their possessions which they had accumulated, as well as the people they had acquired in Haran; then they set out for the land of Kena‘an and entered the land of Kena‘an.

Avram passed through the land to the place called Sh’khem, to the oak of Moreh. The Kena‘ani were then in the land. Adonai appeared to Avram and said, “To your descendants I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to Adonai, who had appeared to him.

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He took his wife Sarai,(A) his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated(B) and the people(C) they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan,(D) and they arrived there.

Abram traveled through the land(E) as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh(F) at Shechem.(G) At that time the Canaanites(H) were in the land. The Lord appeared to Abram(I) and said, “To your offspring[a] I will give this land.(J)(K) So he built an altar there to the Lord,(L) who had appeared to him.

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  1. Genesis 12:7 Or seed

Then Abram took Sarai his wife and Lot his brother’s son, and all their possessions that they had gathered, and (A)the [a]people whom they had acquired (B)in Haran, and they (C)departed to go to the land of Canaan. So they came to the land of Canaan. Abram (D)passed through the land to the place of Shechem, (E)as far as [b]the terebinth tree of Moreh. (F)And the Canaanites were then in the land.

(G)Then the Lord appeared to Abram and said, (H)“To your [c]descendants I will give this land.” And there he built an (I)altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.

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  1. Genesis 12:5 Lit. souls
  2. Genesis 12:6 Heb. Alon Moreh
  3. Genesis 12:7 Lit. seed

Und Abram nahm seine Frau Sarai und Lot, den Sohn seines Bruders, samt all ihrer Habe, die sie erworben hatten, und den Seelen, die sie in Haran gewonnen hatten; und sie zogen aus, um ins Land Kanaan zu gehen; und sie kamen in das Land Kanaan.

Und Abram durchzog das Land bis zur Ortschaft Sichem, bis zur Terebinthe Mores[a]. Damals aber waren die Kanaaniter im Land.

Da erschien der Herr dem Abram und sprach: Deinem Samen will ich dieses Land geben! Und er baute dort dem Herrn, der ihm erschienen war, einen Altar.

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  1. (12,6) bed. »Terebinthe des Lehrers«.

And Abram took Sarai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their substance that they had gathered, and the souls that they had gotten in Haran; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan; and into the land of Canaan they came.

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

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