Bible Verses About Patriarchal Government: Vindicating their wrongs

But as they left, they took Lot, Avram's brother's son, and his possessions; since he was living in S'dom.

During the night he and his servants divided his forces against them, then attacked and pursued them all the way to Hovah, north of Dammesek.

He recovered all the goods and brought back his nephew Lot with his goods, together with the women and the other people.