Abram realized they had too many livestock for the land to support. He also anticipated that if they stayed in the same area, there were likely to be disputes among the herdsmen over grass and water. Not only were their livestock in the area but livestock of other people were there too. There were too many for the land to support without disputes. So, Abram decided to prevent any disputes by separating. Abram, even though as the elder should have had the first choice, he gave that choice to Lot. He told Lot that he could go to the left or the right and he would go the other direction.
