After Lot had separated from Abram, the LORD told Abram, "Look off to the north, south, east, and west from where you're living,

Your descendants are going to become like the dust of the earth and spread out to the west, east, north, and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your descendants.

From there Abram traveled on to the hill country east of Bethel and set up his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD.

From there he went north to Assyria and built Nineveh, Rehoboth-ir, and Calah,

During the night, Abram and his servants divided his forces, conquered his enemies, and pursued them as far as Hobah, north of Damascus.