Little Verses say so Much

There’s much being said in such a seemingly irrelevant verse.

1. “Set out and continued.” The rabbis say this describes the shepherd’s method of travel: going, stopping, going, stopping. A month here, a month there. This is a long journey for Abram.
2. The “Negev” means “south.” Towards what would be Judah. Jerusalem. This points to the place God intends to set up a Temple in the future.

There are no irrelevant verses. They all paint a picture we are meant to see.