Genesis:14

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* 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 they made war with Bera king of Sodom , Birsha king of Gomorrah , Shinab king of Admah , Shemeber king of Zeboiim , and the king of Bela (that is , Zoar ). * All these joined together in the Valley of Siddim (that is , the Salt Sea ). * Twelve years they served Chedorlaomer , and in the thirteenth year they rebelled . * In the fourteenth year Chedorlaomer and the kings that were with him came and attacked the Rephaim in Ashteroth Karnaim , the Zuzim in Ham , the Emim in Shaveh Kiriathaim , * and the Horites in their mountain of Seir , as far as El Paran , which is by the wilderness . * Then they turned back and came to En Mishpat (that is , Kadesh ), and attacked all the country of the Amalekites , and also the Amorites who dwelt in Hazezon Tamar . * And the king of Sodom , the king of Gomorrah , the king of Admah , the king of Zeboiim , and the king of Bela (that is , Zoar ) went out and joined together in battle in the Valley of Siddim * against Chedorlaomer king of Elam , Tidal king of nations , Amraphel king of Shinar , and Arioch king of Ellasar--four kings against five . * Now the Valley of Siddim was full of asphalt pits ; and the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled ; some fell there , and the remainder fled to the mountains . * Then they took all the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah , and all their provisions , and went their way . * They also took Lot , Abram 's brother 's son who dwelt in Sodom , and his goods , and departed . * Then one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew , for he dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre the Amorite , brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner ; and they were allies with Abram . * Now when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive , he armed his three hundred and eighteen trained servants who were born in his own house , and went in pursuit as far as Dan . * He divided his forces against them by night , and he and his servants attacked them and pursued them as far as Hobah , which is north of Damascus . * So he brought back all the goods , and also brought back his brother Lot and his goods , as well as the women and the people . * And the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is , the King 's Valley ), after his return from the defeat of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him . * Then Melchizedek king of Salem brought out bread and wine ; he was the priest of God Most High . * And he blessed him and said : "Blessed be Abram of God Most High , Possessor of heaven and earth ; * And blessed be God Most High , Who has delivered your enemies into your hand ." And he gave him a tithe of all . * Now the king of Sodom said to Abram , "Give me the persons , and take the goods for yourself ." * But Abram said to the king of Sodom , "I have raised my hand to the LORD , God Most High , the Possessor of heaven and earth , * that I will take nothing , from a thread to a sandal strap , and that I will not take anything that is yours , lest you should say , "I have made Abram rich '-- * except only what the young men have eaten , and the portion of the men who went with me : Aner , Eshcol , and Mamre ; let them take their portion ."

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