THE TORAH
GENESIS
BEREISHIT
The book of Bereishit (also known as Genesis) is the first book of the Torah. It begins with the creation of the world by G-d in six days. After creating the earth, G-d brings forth Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The first humans are quickly banished from the garden after breaking G-d’s commandment and eating from the Tree of Knowledge. The lineage of humanity is established as the book chronicles the descendants of Adam and Eve. The narrative follows the lives of well-known figures such as Cain and Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph. The book explores themes of human nature, morality, and faith, as well as the relationship between G-d and humanity. The book ends with the descendants of Abraham settling in Egypt, setting the stage for the following book in the Torah, Exodus.
Chapter 14
Chapter 14 of Genesis in the Holy Bible
Abraham’s identity is mentioned, as the “Ivri” (Hebrew), meaning, “the other side.”
The same is true where he came from, the other side of Euphrates. His moral and spiritual life is unlike the rest of the world.
“The War of the Kings”
“Lot is Saved”
“Malchizedek”
“Abraham Shuns Honors”
And it happened in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; … that these made war on Bera, king of Sodom; Birsha, king of Gomorrah;…and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
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And they captured Lot and his possessions – Abram’s nephew – and they left; for he was residing in Sodom.
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Then there came the fugitive and told Abram, the Ivri, who dwelt in the plains of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and the brother of Aner, these being Abram’s allies.
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He brought back all the possessions; he also brought back his kinsman, Lot, with his possessions, as well as the women and the people.
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But Malchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine; he was a priest of God, the Most High.
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He blessed him saying: “Blessed is Abram of God, the Most High, Maker of heaven and earth; and blessed be God, the Most High, Who has delivered your foes into your hand”; and he gave him a tenth of everything.
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Abram said to the king of Sodom: “I lift up my hand to Hashem, God, the Most High, Maker of heaven and earth,
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if so much as a thread to a shoestrap; or if I shall take from anything yours! So you shall not say, ‘It is I who made Abram rich.’
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built there an altar to Hashem.
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1 Now it came to pass in the days of Amraphel the king of Shinar, Arioch the king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer the king of Elam, and Tidal the king of Goyim.
2 That they waged war with Bera the king of Sodom and with Birsha the king of Gomorrah, Shineab the king of Admah, and Shemeber the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
3 All these joined in the valley of Siddim, which is the Dead Sea.
4 For twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and for thirteen years they rebelled.
5 And in the fourteenth year, Chedorlaomer came, and the kings who were with him, and they smote the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim and the Zuzim in Ham, and the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim.
6 And the Horites in their mountain Seir, until the plain of Paran, which is alongside the desert.
7 And they returned and came to Ein Mishpat, which is Kadesh, and they smote the entire field of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar.
8 And the king of Sodom and the king of Gomorrah and the king of Admah and the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela, which is Zoar, came forth, and they engaged them in battle in the valley of Siddim.
9 With Chedorlaomer the king of Elam and Tidal the king of Goyim and Amraphel the king of Shinar and Arioch the king of Ellasar, four kings against the five.
10 Now the valley of Siddim was [composed of] many clay pits, and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and they fell there, and the survivors fled to a mountain.
11 And they took all the possessions of Sodom and Gomorrah and all their food, and they departed.
12 And they took Lot and his possessions, the son of Abram’s brother, and they departed, and he was living in Sodom.
13 And the fugitive came and he told Abram the Hebrew, and he was living in the plain of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshkol and the brother of Aner, who were Abram’s confederates.
14 And Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, and he armed his trained men, those born in his house, three hundred and eighteen, and he pursued [them] until Dan.
15 And he divided himself against them at night, he and his servants, and smote them, and pursued them until Hobah, which is to the left of Damascus.
16 And he restored all the possessions, and also Lot his brother and his possessions he restored, and also the women and the people.
17 And the king of Sodom came out toward him, after his return from smiting Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, to the valley of Shaveh, which is the valley of the king.
18 And Malchizedek the king of Salem brought out bread and wine, and he was a priest to the Most High God.
19 And he blessed him, and he said, “Blessed be Abram to the Most High God, Who possesses heaven and earth.
20 And blessed be the Most High God, Who has delivered your adversaries into your hand,” and he gave him a tithe from all.
21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, “Give me the souls, and the possessions take for yourself.”
22 And Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand to the Lord, the Most High God, Who possesses heaven and earth.
23 Neither from a thread to a shoe strap, nor will I take from whatever is yours, that you should not say, ‘I have made Abram wealthy.’
24 Exclusive of what the lads ate, and the share of the men who went with me; Aner, Eshkol, and Mamre they shall take their share.”
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