The first biblical war is fought over a family member, a brother.

Evidence

In what follows, Abram is victorious: “he brought back all the goods, and also brought back his brother Lot,” ve-gam et lot abiv (r6). The first Abrahamic war is thus clearly a family matter. It is, more precisely, a matter of brothers. … What is important here is the cause and reason that the biblical text offers regarding Abraham’s involvement in a war that did not concern him. War, here the war of conquest, begins for what is after all a simple reason. — Gil Anidjar, The Jew, the Arab, 322

Categorization

• DEFINE: Identifies the exegetical frame: Abraham’s first war is read as a fraternal matter, redefining the origin of conquest for the commentary.