Genesis 14:17 meaning and explanation

After Abram returned from defeating Chedorlaomer and the kings allied with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him in the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

Genesis 14:17, Berean Standard Bible

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Abram has just routed the coalition that carried off his nephew Lot and the goods of Sodom, and now the king of Sodom comes out to meet him. The meeting place is named Shaveh, which the narrator identifies as the King's Valley, likely near Jerusalem.

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