Abram and Lot have too many cattle, so they can’t live together anymore. Abram allows Lot to choose first which way he’ll go--which was very kind and generous of him, since Abram was the elder and could definitely have chosen first if he’d wanted, and no one would have argued or saw that as wrong. And it’s only after this that Abram promises that Abram and his descendants will be given the land forever. Abram had to prove himself? But no, God had already promised Abram--wait, no. God had already promised Abram that his descendants would become a great nation, but he never promised him what would become the land of Israel until he was actually there. He had to prove himself by actually going there first? Don’t know. It’s an interesting thought!
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