Abraham Calls Lot His Brother After the Strife

Midrash Tanchuma Buber, Lech Lecha 16:1

Curated by Arthur·Translated by Maggid (Beta)·

What is written above concerning the matter? "And Abram heard that his brother had been taken captive" (Genesis 14:14). But was he Lot's brother? Rather, see the humility of Abraham our father: after all the strife that they had made with him, as it is said, "And there was strife between the herdsmen of Abram's cattle and the herdsmen of Lot's cattle" (Genesis 13:7), Abraham our father did not remember the strife, but called him his brother, as it is said, "For we are men who are brothers" (Genesis 13:8).

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