What does Genesis 14:16 mean?
After learning of Lot's capture by the forces of King Chedorlaomer, Abram and his 318 men and three Amorite allies chased them down, defeated them at Dan, and kept pursuing them until the battle was finished. This was quite a victory, given that Abram's men had taken on a force which had recently routed the armies of five kings, and sacked several cities.Now Abram returns the victor with all of the spoils. Not only did he save Lot and his possessions, Abram recovered all the possessions of the people of Canaan, including those of the people of Sodom and Gomorrah. By any measure, Abram's actions were heroic. They were especially amazing for a man more than seventy-five years old (Genesis 12:4). As a man of faith, Abram understood it was the Lord who made it possible, something he will make clear in the following verses.