Holy Scripture

Genesis 13:3

A church father on this verse
“Consider, I ask you, how he was a lover of peace and quiet and was constantly attentive to divine worship. The text says, remember, that he went down to that place where he had previously built the altar. By calling on the name of God he right from the very beginning fulfilled in anticipation that saying of David, "I…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — HOMILIES ON GENESIS 33.5

Source: Septuagint

Original

3And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Bethel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Bethel and Ai,

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1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the wilderness.

2And Abram was very rich in cattle, and silver, and gold.

— Genesis 13:3 —

4to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.

5And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and oxen, and tents.

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