Oct 14, 2026 · 22 min · 12 segments
In Genesis 14, a great war shook the land of Canaan when four kings marched against five and captured Lot. Abraham rose with his trained men to rescue his nephew. This Bible episode explores the…
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of nations; that these made war with Bera, king of Sodom; and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzims in Ham, the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in their Mount Seir unto El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela Zoar went out and prepared for battle against them in the vale of Siddim, four kings against five.
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he did not hesitate.
He armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants, born in his own household, and pursued the enemies as far as Dan.
By night he divided his forces against them, he and his servants, and struck them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
And he brought back all the goods, and also his relative Lot with his possessions, the women and the people.
Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel, king of Shinar; Arioch, king of Ellasar; Chedorlaomer, king of Elam; and Tidal, king of nations; that these made war with Bera, king of Sodom; and with Birsha, king of Gomorrah; Shinab, king of Admah; Shemeber, king of Zeboiim; and the king of Bela, which is Zoar.
Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer, and in the thirteenth year, they rebelled.
And in the fourteenth year came Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him and smote the Rephaims in Ashteroth Karnaim, the Zuzims in Ham, the Emins in Shaveh Kiriathaim, and the Horites in their Mount Seir unto El Paran, which is by the wilderness.
And they returned and came to Enmishpat, which is Kadesh, and smote all the country of the Amalekites and also the Amorites that dwelt in Hazezontamar.
Then the kings of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela Zoar went out and prepared for battle against them in the vale of Siddim, four kings against five.
And the vale of Siddim was full of slime pits; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, and fell there; and they that remained fled to the mountain.
And they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah, and all their victuals, and went their way.
And they took Lot, Abram's brother's son, who dwelt in Sodom, and his goods, and departed.
When Abram heard that his kinsman had been taken captive, he did not hesitate.
He armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants, born in his own household, and pursued the enemies as far as Dan.
By night he divided his forces against them, he and his servants, and struck them, pursuing them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.
And he brought back all the goods, and also his relative Lot with his possessions, the women and the people.
Then the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him at the valley of Shaveh, that is, the King's Valley.
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