Gen 12:6 | JFB | STEP | 6. the place of Sichem-- or Shechem, a pastoral valley then unoccupied (compare ). 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.

‏ Genesis 12:6

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.