Bible Question:
In Genesis 15:2-3, Eliezer, Abram's servant, is the only one left who could inherit from Abram. 1. Was Abram resentful due to losing Lot? Previously, Abram sort of dragged Lot along with him wherever he went, despite God's command to leave his father's family behind. 2. Could this indicate that Abram had adopted his nephew when his brother died? 3. Then when Abram offered Lot his choice of land and he chose Sodom, was he receiving an inheritance of some kind? |
Bible Answer: You have asked 3 separate questions, so I will answer each separately. 1. Was Abram resentful due to losing Lot? I’m not sure what you mean by losing Lot, I assume you are referring to when they separated. There is nothing in scripture to indicate that Abram was resentful. 2. Could this indicate that Abram had adopted his nephew when his brother died? There is no reason to believe that Abram adopted Lot. We do not know how old Lot was when his father died. If Lot were adopted, then would he not have then become Abram’s heir, which he was not? 3. Was Lot receiving an inheritance of some kind? No. Lot did not chose Sodom, but all the valley of the Jordan, he settled in the cities of the Valley and moved his tents as far as the city of Sodom. Lot settled in the area east of the Jordan, out of the promised land in the area later known as “the Land of Moab” between the Arnon and the Jabbok. This area became part of the nation of Moab (Lot’s descendants), but this northern area of Moab was later conquered by the Amorites. The Amorites were in turn conquered by Israel and “the land of Moab” was settled by the tribes of Gad and Reuben. Hoth |
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