Genesis 14:14

14 When Abram heard that 1his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, 2born in his house, three hundred and eighteen *, and went in pursuit as far as 3Dan.

Genesis 14:14 In-Context

12 They also took Lot, Abram's nephew , and his possessions and departed, for he was living in Sodom.
13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol and brother of Aner, and these were allies with Abram.
14 When Abram heard that his relative had been taken captive, he led out his trained men, born in his house, three hundred and eighteen , and went in pursuit as far as Dan.
15 He divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and defeated them, and pursued them as far as Hobah, which is north of Damascus.
16 He brought back all the goods, and also brought back his relative Lot with his possessions, and also the women, and the people.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 14:12
  • 2. Genesis 12:5; Genesis 15:3; Genesis 17:27; Ecclesiastes 2:7
  • 3. Deuteronomy 34:1; Judges 18:29; 1 Kings 15:20

Footnotes 2

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