Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Genesis 12:6
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Genesis12:6
6. the place of Sichem--or Shechem, a pastoral valley then unoccupied (compare Ge 33:18).
plain of Moreh--rather, the "terebinth tree" of Moreh, very common in Palestine, remarkable for its wide-spreading branches and its dark green foliage. It is probable that in Moreh there was a grove of these trees, whose inviting shade led Abram to choose it for an encampment.
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