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Abraham and Lot's conflict ((ヘブライ語:מריבת רועי אברהם ורועי לוט), ''Merivat Roey Avraham Ve'Roey Lot'') is a story told in the Book of Genesis, in the weekly Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, that depicts the separation of Abraham and Lot, as a result of a fight among their shepherds. The dispute ends in peaceful way, in which Abraham concedes a handful piece of the Promised Land, which belongs to him, in order to resolve the conflict peacefully. ==Biblical narrative== The story told in Genesis 13:5-13, in which Abraham (then called Abram) and Lot separate, as a result of the quarrel among the shepherds. At the beginning of the story, Lot is described as a very wealthy man, like Abraham is after his return from Egypt. The biblical text does not elaborate on the exact reason for the dispute, however, as a result of this, Abraham offers Lot to separate, in order to prevent the fight, and he grants Lot with the right to be the first among the two to pick the territory he desires: Robert Alter suggests that Abraham's language is "clear, firm and polite." Lot accepts the peace deal, for the Partition of the Land, and chooses the area of the plain of the Jordan – in Sodom area, and the story ends with Abraham and Lot separately settling in different areas of the Land: ==Outcome== The reference to Sodom in verse 13 suggests that Lot made a bad choice. Peter Leithart notes the reference to the "garden of the Lord" in verse 10, and equates this with Eden. In this way, "Sodom proved to be a very fallen Eden." Lot pitches his tents near Sodom according to Genesis 13:12. By 14:12, Lot is living in the city itself. The destruction of Sodom is related in chapter 19. The outcome is an example of how Abraham resolved a conflict by trusting the Lord to take care of him, while Lot's decision was based upon what appeared to him to be an attractive, logical choice without considering God's will beforehand. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Abraham and Lot's conflict」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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