1. פרזי perı̂zı̂y — Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz — “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open…

Let there be no strife.—It is evident that Lot was beginning to side with his herdsmen and regard himself as an injured m…

Is not the whole land before thee? Here is that moderation of which I have spoken; namely, that Abram, for the sake of appeasing disputes,…

[Is] not the whole land before you ?
&c.] Signifying, that though there were not room and convenience for them both …

Riches not only provide cause for conflict and are the things most commonly fought over; but they also stir up a spirit of contention by making peo…