3. And he journeyed on from the South [country of Judah, the Negeb] as far as Bethel, to the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Bethel and Ai,
4. Where he had built an altar at first; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. [Gal. 3:6-9.]
5. But Lot, who went with Abram, also had flocks and herds and tents.
6. Now the land was not able to nourish and support them so they could dwell together, for their possessions were too great for them to live together.
7. And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite and the Perizzite were dwelling then in the land [making fodder more difficult to obtain].
8. So Abram said to Lot, Let there be no strife, I beg of you, between you and me, or between your herdsmen and my herdsmen, for we are relatives.