4 and where he had first built an altar. There Abram called on the name of the Lord.
4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
4 to the place where he had made an altar at the first. And there Abram called upon the name of the Lord.
4 and built his first altar. Abram prayed there to God.
4 to the place of the altar which he had made there at first. And there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
4 This was the same place where Abram had built the altar, and there he worshiped the Lord again.
18 So Abram went to live near the great trees of Mamre at Hebron, where he pitched his tents. There he built an altar to the Lord.
18 Then Abram removed his tent, and came and dwelt in the plain
18 So Abram moved his tent and came and settled by the oaks
18 Abram moved his tent. He went and settled by the Oaks of Mamre in Hebron. There he built an altar to God.
18 Then Abram moved his tent, and went and dwelt by the terebinth trees of Mamre, which are in Hebron, and built an altar there to the Lord.
18 So Abram moved his camp to Hebron and settled near the oak grove belonging to Mamre. There he built another altar to the Lord .
(Read Genesis 13:14-18)
Those are best prepared for the visits of Divine grace, whose spirits are calm, and not ruffled with passion. God will abundantly make up in spiritual peace, what we lose for preserving neighbourly peace. When our relations are separated from us, yet God is not. Observe also the promises with which God now comforted and enriched Abram. Of two things he assures him; a good land, and a numerous issue to enjoy it. The prospects seen by faith are more rich and beautiful than those we see around us. God bade him walk through the land, not to think of fixing in it, but expect to be always unsettled, and walking through it to a better Canaan. He built an altar, in token of his thankfulness to God. When God meets us with gracious promises, he expects that we should attend him with humble praises. In outward difficulties, it is very profitable for the true believer to mediate on the glorious inheritance which the Lord has for him at the last.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Genesis 13:4
Commentary on Genesis 13:1-4
(Read Genesis 13:1-4)
Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, so the Hebrew word is; for riches are a burden; and they that will be rich, do but load themselves with thick clay, Mark 10:23,24. Nay, outward prosperity, if well managed, is an ornament to piety, and an opportunity for doing more good. Abram removed to Beth-el. His altar was gone, so that he could not offer sacrifice; but he called on the name of the Lord. You may as soon find a living man without breath as one of God's people without prayer.