12. Abram settled in the land of Canaan, and Lot settled near the cities of the valley and pitched his tent close to Sodom.
13. The citizens of Sodom were very evil and sinful against the Lord.
14. After Lot separated from him, the Lord said to Abram, "From the place where you are standing, look up and gaze to the north, south, east, and west,
15. because all the land that you see I give you and your descendants forever.
16. I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth. If someone could count the bits of dust on the earth, then they could also count your descendants.
17. Stand up and walk around through the length and breadth of the land because I am giving it to you."
18. So Abram packed his tent and went and settled by the oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to the Lord.