Jan 19 2006
Genesis 13
Abram’s Excellent Adventure
Or
“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Wantâ€
Quoting from The IVP Bible Background Commentary: Old Testament, “The primary requirements for a successful herding group are pasturage and water sources. The hot, dry months from April through September require movement of herds to higher elevations where grass remains and streams and springs can be found. In the colder, wet months of October through March, the animals will be brought back to the plains for grazing. This seasonal movement necessitates long separations of herders from their villages or the establishment of an unconnected, semi-nomadic lifestyle in which whole families travel with the herds. The knowledge of natural resources along their routes of travel would be their primary lore. Disputes of grazing land and water rights would be the most frequent cause of quarrels between herdsmen.†(Walton, et al; p44-45)
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