A battle took place in the vale of Siddim between kings. Four kings against five. Chedorlaomer, king of Elam, Tidal, king of nations, Amraphel, king of Shinar and Arioch, king of Ellasar battled Bera, king of Sodom, Birsha, king of Gomorrah, Shinab, king of Admah, Shemeber, king of Zeboiim and the king of Bela which was also known as Zoar (Genesis 14:1-3;Genesis 14:8,9).
The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled and the ones who remained fled to the mountain and took the goods of Sodom and Gomorrah with them. They captured Lot, Abram's nephew who lived in Sodom and took his goods (Genesis 14:10-12).
A brother of Eshcol and Aner was captured. He was a friend of Abram's and told Abram of Lot's captivity (Genesis 14:13).
Abram went to rescue Lot with three hundred eighteen of his trained servants. They were successful in bringing back Lot, the others captured and the goods (Genesis 14:14-16).
Abram was blessed by Melchizedek, king of Salem, and priest of the most high God who brought forth bread and wine and said, "Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth:
And blessed be the most high God, which hath delivered thine enemies into thy hand. And he gave him tithes of all" (Genesis 14:18-20).
The king of Sodom told Abram to give him the persons and that Abram could have the goods. Abram said to the king:
"I have lift up mine hand unto the Lord, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:
Save only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion" (Genesis 14:22-24).
For reference, turn to Genesis 14.
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