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the whole plain of the Jordan
This refers to the general region of the Jordan River.
was well watered
"had much water"
like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt
"like the garden of Yahweh or like the land of Egypt." These were two different places.
the garden of Yahweh
This is another name for the garden of Eden.
garden
Use the same word for "garden" as you used in Genesis 2:8.
This was before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
This anticipates something that would happen later. It is important here because it explains why Lot settled in a region that later was not fertile.