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Genesis 13:6

Money and wealth

4 Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD.

5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.

And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.

7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

8 And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.
KJV
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
WEB
The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together; for their possessions were so great that they couldn’t live together.
ASV
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
DARBY
And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
BLB
And the land was not able to support them to dwell together, for their possessions were great, and they were not able to dwell together.
ÅB
Og landet kunne ikke romme dem, så de kunne bo sammen; for deres eiendom var for stor til at de kunne bo sammen.
OTB
Men landet kunne ikke bære dem mens de bodde sammen, for deres eiendeler var så mange at de ikke kunne bo sammen.
B1930
Og landet kunde ikke rumme dem, så de kunde bo sammen; for deres eiendom var for stor til at de kunde bo sammen.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 36:6–7

    And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.

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  • Luke 12:17–18

    And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?

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  • Ecclesiastes 5:10–11

    He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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