¹² Abram lived in the land of Canaan,^(A) while Lot^(B) lived among the cities of the plain^(C) and pitched his tents near Sodom.^{(D) 13} Now the people of Sodom^(E) were wicked and were sinning greatly against the Lord.^(F)

¹⁴ The Lord said to Abram after Lot had parted from him, “Look around from where you are, to the north and south, to the east and west.^(G)