Study it in the app“So there was a quarrel between the herdsmen of Abram’s livestock and the herdsmen of Lot’s livestock. The Canaanites and the Perizzites were living then in the land.”
Abram lets Lot choose, to avoid a quarrel between their herdsmenConflict and Reconciliation
So there wasוַיְהִיa quarrelרִיבbetweenבֵּיןthe herdsmenרֹעֵיof Abram’sאַבְרָםlivestockמִקְנֵהandוּthe herdsmenבֵין רֹעֵיof Lot’sלוֹטlivestock.מִקְנֵהThe Canaanitesוְהַכְּנַעֲנִיand the Perizzitesוְהַפְּרִזִּיwere livingיֹשֵׁבthenאָזin the land.בָּאָרֶץ
exist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “yehi” appearsquarrel
A fight of words between people.
Where else “riv” appearsshepherd
Shepherd, one who tends the flock.
Where else “roe” appearsAbram
Abram, the name of Abraham before God changed it (Genesis 17:5). It means "exalted father".
Where else “avram” appearslivestock
Livestock: the animals someone owns, as property.
Where else “mikne” appearsLot
Lot, nephew of Abram, son of Haran; he settled in Sodom and was saved from its destruction. Father of Moab and Ammon.
Where else “lot” appearsCanaanite
Someone from Canaan, before Israel.
Where else “kenaani” appearsPerizzite
Perizzite: one of the peoples that lived in Canaan before Israel.
Where else “perizi” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appearsland
A region or nation, above all Israel's.
Where else “arets” appears6But the land could not support them living together, for their possessions were great, and they could not live together.
7 · This verse (above)
8Abram said to Lot, “Please let there be no strife between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen, for we are men, brothers.
1. What it says
How did Abram settle the conflict with Lot, and which place did each one choose (vv. 8-12)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Abram that he let Lot choose the land first (vv. 8-9)?
3. How I live it
How can you yield in a disagreement today in order to protect a relationship?
