A Glimpse into Lot's Life
Our story starts at Genesis 12 – that momentous day when God asked Abraham to leave his homeland Haran , and proceed to the place where He tells him. God promised Abraham He will bless him, make him a great nation and a blessing to others. Abraham obeyed this command with alacrity, not even knowing where he was to go and proceeded with his wife and his nephew and protégé, Lot . He took with him all his moveable property which was enormous. The party arrived in Canaan (Shechem). God promised Abraham that He would eventually give his descendants the land of Canaan to possess. The family continued its sojourn to Negev and eventually Egypt . There he encountered a problem - his enormous wealth and extremely beautiful wife came to the notice of emperor. After some confusion and unpleasant consequences, the family was escorted out of the country and allowed to settle in Negev – between Ai and Bethel - not far from Jerusalem , the future capital of Judea . The faithfu...