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They captured Lot, Abram's nephew who was living in Sodom at the time, taking everything he owned with them.
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A fugitive came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. Abram was living at the Oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and Aner. They were allies of Abram.
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When Abram heard that his nephew had been taken prisoner, he lined up his servants, all of them born in his household - there were 318 of them - and chased after the captors all the way to Dan.
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Abram and his men split into small groups and attacked by night. They chased them as far as Hobah, just north of Damascus.
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They recovered all the plunder along with nephew Lot and his possessions, including the women and the people.
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After Abram returned from defeating Kedorlaomer and his allied kings, the king of Sodom came out to greet him in the Valley of Shaveh, the King's Valley.
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Melchizedek, king of Salem, brought out bread and wine - he was priest of The High God -
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and blessed him: Blessed be Abram by The High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth.
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And blessed be The High God, who handed your enemies over to you. Abram gave him a tenth of all the recovered plunder.
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The king of Sodom said to Abram, "Give me back the people but keep all the plunder for yourself."
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But Abram told the king of Sodom, "I swear to God, The High God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, this solemn oath,