@ScottS I don't know the slightest about Aramaic, Hebrew and those on to Greek, etc. Re: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/12871/2873 I'd rather not take up so much room with comments there. I just read something today. It says "The literal translation of Genesis 14:14 actually says that Lot is Abraham’s brother." Is that one line correct? Thanks.

@user2479 ^^^ do you think the edit has helped?

@JackDouglas Please close my question. Thanks. hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/q/12866/2873

@JackDouglas Never mind. hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/q/12866/2873

ah, I see you've deleted it

there must me another question about that passage on the site?

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^^^ I so disagree with this answer, but I've upvoted it anyway :)

@JackDouglas I hadn't found one but didn't want it on this site.

@JohnMartin The Hebrew word there is the more inclusive אָח (ʾāch), which can be used of any "kindred" relation. Gen 11:27 and 31 make clear the kindred type relation of Lot as nephew to Abraham. So translating it "brother" in Gen 14:14 is using the English term in the broader, more figurative sense.

@ScottS Thanks.