Literatura ng Ikalawang Templo sa Genesis 12:4: On Dreams & On the Migration

וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ אַבְרָ֗ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ יְהוָ֔ה וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִתּ֖וֹ ל֑וֹט וְאַבְרָ֗ם בֶּן־חָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנִים֙ וְשִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה בְּצֵאת֖וֹ מֵחָרָֽן׃

At si Abram ay umalis, gaya ng sinabi sa kanya ng Walang-Hanggan; at si Lot ay sumama sa kanya; at si Abram ay pitumpu't limang taong gulang nang lumabas siya mula sa Haran.

On Dreams

[47] Owing to this, as it seems to me, the grandfather also of his knowledge,  called Abraham, did not brook a prolonged stay in Haran. For we read “Abraham was seventy-five years old when he went forth from Haran” (Gen. 12:4), although his father lived there until his death. His father’s name was “Terah,” which means “scent-exploring.”
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On the Migration of Abraham

[127] We have now dealt with the subject of the gifts which God is wont to bestow both on those who are to become wise and for their sake on others. We are told next that “Abraham journeyed even as the Lord spoke to him” (Gen. 12:4).
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On the Migration of Abraham

[148] We have to consider what is meant by “Lot went with him” (Gen. 12:4). “Lot” by interpretation is “turning aside” or “inclining away.” The mind “inclines,” sometimes turning away from what is good, sometimes from what is bad. Oftentimes both tendencies are observable in one and the same person: for some men are irresolute, facers both ways, inclining to either side like a boat tossed by winds from opposite quarters, or swaying up and down as though on a pair of scales, incapable of becoming firmly settled on one: with such there is nothing praiseworthy even in their taking a turn to the better course; for it is the result not of judgement but of drift.
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On the Migration of Abraham

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