Verse 7
7. A strife between the herd-men “Such disputes were unavoidable in the circumstances . Neither party had any title to the land . Every body availed himself of the best spot for grazing he could find unoccupied . We can easily understand what facilities and temptations this would offer for the strong to overbear the weak . We meet with many incidental notices of such oppression: Genesis 21:25; Genesis 26:15-22; Exodus 2:16-19. ” Murphy . “The germinal divisions of masters ofttimes reveal themselves clearly in the strifes of their servants and dependents . Even the wives are often in open hostility while their husbands are still at peace . Abram teaches us how to observe these symptoms in the right way . ” Lange.
The Canaanite Comp . Genesis 12:6.
Perizzite This name, not appearing among the descendants of Canaan in Genesis 10:15-17, is supposed to designate some tribe not of Hamite origin . The Hebrew word, which means rustics, or countrymen, may designate them as nomads, or dwellers in the country as distinguished from dwellers in towns and cities . See note on Joshua 3:10. They probably occupied the best pastures, and so partly occasioned the strife between Abram and Lot’s herdmen .
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