Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother[b] of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he …

Genesis 14 begins with a description of a conflict involving multiple kings. The passage details how four kings, led by Chedorlaomer, waged war against five kings in the region of the Jordan Valley.

14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

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The passage belongs to none of the traditional Genesis sources; it has some resemblance to reports of military campaigns in Babylonian and Assyrian royal annals.

Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he …

14 And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.

Went out and joined together in battle: The five kings mentioned in Genesis 14:2 saw the alliance of four kings attack the several tribes mentioned in Genesis 14:5-7 and decided to join those tribes in the …

14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he called out the 318 trained men born in his household and went in pursuit as far as Dan. 15 During the night Abram divided his men to …

Now Abram was living near the great trees of Mamre the Amorite, a brother b of Eshkol and Aner, all of whom were allied with Abram. 14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he …