1. Abram went north out of Egypt to the southern part of Canaan with his wife and everything he owned, and Lot went with him.
2. Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.
3. Then he left there and moved from place to place, going towards Bethel. He reached the place between Bethel and Ai where he had camped before
4. and had built an altar. There he worshipped the Lord.
5. Lot also had sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as his own family and servants.
6. And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals.
7. So quarrels broke out between the men who took care of Abram's animals and those who took care of Lot's animals. (At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were still living in the land.)
8. Then Abram said to Lot, “We are relatives, and your men and my men shouldn't be quarrelling.
9. So let's separate. Choose any part of the land you want. You go one way, and I'll go the other.”