Discovery BoxGenesis 13:11 
Context13:11 Lot chose for himself the whole region of the Jordan and traveled 1 toward the east.
So the relatives separated from each other. 2
Genesis 18:26
Context18:26 So the Lord replied, “If I find in the city of Sodom fifty godly people, I will spare the whole place for their sake.”
1 tn Heb “Lot traveled.” The proper name has not been repeated in the translation at this point for stylistic reasons.
2 tn Heb “a man from upon his brother.”
sn Separated from each other. For a discussion of the significance of this event, see L. R. Helyer, “The Separation of Abram and Lot: Its Significance in the Patriarchal Narratives,” JSOT 26 (1983): 77-88.
