of land, Lot appears to be quite selfish. In 12:10–20 we saw Abraham motivated by self-interest (for the best of reasons, of course). We should then be sparing in our condemnation of Lot when he acts with similar motives in ch. 13. (I am tempted to say, ‘like father … like son’.) What is important for us to bear in mind at this point is the exact tract of land chosen by Lot. Lot having chosen all the Jordan plain (13:11) for himself, we are told that ‘Abram dwelt in the land of Canaan, while Lot