Gen 13

Question	Answer	Note---10-02-2016
		13:2 we see here that Abram was rich. It seems safe to assume that part of his riches was as a result of the payment that he received from pharaoh in the land of Egypt.
		13:2 What we see in Egypt is a synopsis of what is to happen in the future to Israel. If you think of sarai as Israel, she is in the possession of pharaoh. But pharaoh and his house is plagued as a result pharaoh chases Abraham and his wife from Egypt, but not without ‘spoiling the Egyptians”. Similar to what happened inn the future when Israel left Egypt and took all the gold from Egypt.
Why was it necessary to say that these people dwelled in this land?	It seems that the point was to be powerfully made that the land that Abram was to possess was not un-inhabited land. Although people lived there Abram was going to get the Land because the Lord had said so.	12:6 vs 13:7
		13:11 Lot went east. It seems consistent that every time there is a eastward movement that is an indication that this person is moving away from God.
		13:18 Everywhere Abram went he builded an Altar. It is obvious that Abram had a relationship with God forhimself.