And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.
Gen 12:6 On his arrival in Canaan, “Abram passed through the land to the place of Sichem:” i.e., the place where Sichem, the present Nablus, afterwards stood, between Ebal and Gerizim, in the heart of the land. “To the terebinth (or, according to Deu 11:30, the terebinths) of Moreh:” אלון איל (Gen 14:6) and אילה are the terebinth, אלּון and אלּה the oak; though in...
the place of Sichem--or Shechem, a pastoral valley then unoccupied (compare Gen 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.
And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite [was] then in the land. (e) He wandered to and fro in the land before he could find a settling place: thus God exercises the faith of his children. (f) Which was a cruel and rebellious nation, by whom God kept his in continual exercise.