Discovery BoxGenesis 12:6 
Context12:6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the oak tree 1 of Moreh 2 at Shechem. 3 (At that time the Canaanites were in the land.) 4
Genesis 14:15
Context14:15 Then, during the night, 5 Abram 6 divided his forces 7 against them and defeated them. He chased them as far as Hobah, which is north 8 of Damascus.
Genesis 44:7
Context44:7 They answered him, “Why does my lord say such things? 9 Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 10
1 tn Or “terebinth.”
2 sn The Hebrew word Moreh (מוֹרֶה, moreh) means “teacher.” It may well be that the place of this great oak tree was a Canaanite shrine where instruction took place.
3 tn Heb “as far as the place of Shechem, as far as the oak of Moreh.”
4 tn The disjunctive clause gives important information parenthetical in nature – the promised land was occupied by Canaanites.
5 tn The Hebrew text simply has “night” as an adverbial accusative.
6 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Abram) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “he divided himself…he and his servants.”
8 tn Heb “left.” Directions in ancient Israel were given in relation to the east rather than the north.
9 tn Heb “Why does my lord speak according to these words?”
10 tn Heb “according to this thing.”
