Genesis 12:9

And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.

Cross-references

Genesis 13:3 Historical context

In Genesis 13:3, Abram retraces his route to the Negev and back to Bethel, revisiting the same places he first traveled through here after leaving Egypt.

Genesis 13:1 Historical context

In Genesis 13:1, Abram returns from Egypt to the Negev — continuing the narrative arc that began here when he first journeyed southward.

Genesis 20:13 Historical context

In 20:13, Abraham recalls God causing him to wander from his father's house — the very journeying described here as he moves through the land.

In Psalm 105:13, the psalmist recounts how the patriarchs 'wandered from nation to nation' — a summary that directly includes Abram's nomadic journeys described here.

In Hebrews 11:13, the patriarchs are described as foreigners and strangers on earth — Abram's constant journeying illustrates this pilgrim existence.