💧 Genesis 13

Genesis 13 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.

Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “Lot lifted up his eyes, and saw all the plain of the Jordan, that it was well-watered everywhere, before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt, as you go to Zoar.” Genesis 13 opens with these words: “Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.” The line to keep is Genesis 13:1: “Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.” Carry the word “abram” from that verse into the rest of the day.

The line worth learning out loud is Genesis 13:1: “Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.

What happens first in Genesis 13? Then try this: Read “Abram went up out of Egypt—he, his wife, all that he had, and Lot with him—into the South.” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.