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ABRAHAM", THE FATHER OF THE CHOSEN PEOPLE 35 A5IA M
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camels, and there was not enough pasture land to pro­ Ab m
THE JOURNEYS OF ABRAHAM
vide fodder for them all. Quarrels arose among the and t
herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. Each pa one wanted the best pasture land for his ocks. Then mpany Abram said, ''Let there be no quarrel between us, for
we are brethren. Behold, the whole land is before thee. If thou wilt go to the left hand, I will take the right. If thou choooe the right hand, I will pass to the left.''
Lot chose the country about the Jordan near to