1534. At the end of this chapter, where the subject of light is continued, it may be seen that in the next life, thanks to the light coming from the Lord - from a celestial and spiritual origin - absolutely marvellous sights present themselves before spirits' and angers' sense of sight, such as the paradise gardens, cities, palaces, homes, most beautiful skies, and many other things besides.

1. And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and everything he had, and Lot with him, towards the south.
2. And Abram was very rich in cattle, silver and gold.
3. And he went in accordance with his journeys from the south and even to Bethel, even to the place where his tent had been at the start, between Bethel and Ai,
4. To the place of the altar that he made there in the beginning; and there Abram called on the name of Jehovah.
5. And Lot also who went with Abram had flocks and herds and tents.
6. And the land was unable to bear them, that they might dwell together, for their acquisitions were great, and they could not dwell together.
7. And there was strife between Abram's herdsmen and Lot's herdsmen. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were then dwelling in the land.
8. And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be strife, now, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are men who are brothers.
9. Is not the whole land before you? Separate yourself, now, from me. If you go to the left then I will go to the right, but if you go to the right I will go to the left.
10. And Lot lifted up his eyes, and he saw all the plain of Jordan, that the whole of it was well-watered, before Jehovah destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, like the garden of Jehovah, like the land of Egypt as you come to Zoar.
11. And Lot chose for himself all the plain of Jordan; and Lot travelled from the east, and they were separated, man from his brother.
12. Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelt in the cities of the plain, and moved his tent as far as Sodom.
13. And the men (vir) of Sodom were evil and great sinners before Jehovah.
14. And Jehovah said to Abram after Lot had been separated from him, Lift up your eyes, now, and look from the place where you are, towards the north, and towards the south, and towards the east, and towards the west.
15. For all the land which you see I will give to you, and to your seed even for ever.
16. And I will make your seed as the dust of the earth, so that if anyone can number the dust of the earth, so also will your seed be numbered.
17. Arise, walk through the land, the length of it and the breadth of it, for to you will I give it.
18. And Abram moved his tent, and came and dwelt in the oak-groves of Mamre which are in Hebron, and there he built an altar to Jehovah.

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