ABRAM AND LOT

"Lot, walking by sight, chose on the basis of what appealed to him. His choice was self-seeking and self-gratifying. ... Abram, on the other hand, walking by faith, generously let Lot choose first. ... He had learned that it was not by his own plan that he would come into the possession, or by jealously guarding what was his."

(Bible Knowledge Commentary, sv. Genesis 13)