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the whole plain of the Jordan
This refers to the general region of the Jordan River.
was well watered
"had supplies of clean water"
like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt
"like the garden of Yahweh or like the land of Egypt". These were two different places.
garden
Use the same word for "garden" as you used in Genesis 2:7.
This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
This anticipates something that would happen later and is told about in Genesis 19:23. It is important here because it explains why Lot settled in a region that was later not fertile.
the relatives
"the kinsmen" or "the families." This refers to Lot and Abram with their households.