Abraham and Lot Divide the Land
by MOEYAERT, Claes Cornelisz., Oil on panel, 48 x 60 cm
The subject of this painting is the story told in Genesis 13:5-13, in which Abraham and Lot separate, as a result of the quarrel among the shepherds. The dispute ends in peaceful way, in which Abraham concedes a handful piece of the Promised Land, which belongs to him, in order to resolve the conflict peacefully.