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6 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.
6 and the land hath not suffered them to dwell together, for their substance hath been much, and they have not been able to dwell together;
6 And the land could not support them, that they might dwell together, for their property was great; and they could not dwell together.
6 The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.
6 So that the land was not wide enough for the two of them: their property was so great that there was not room for them together.
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. For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
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Commentary on Genesis 13 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 13
In this chapter we have a further account concerning Abram.
Gen 13:1-4
Gen 13:5-9
We have here an unhappy falling out between Abram and Lot, who had hitherto been inseparable companions (see v. 1, and ch. 12:4), but now parted.
Gen 13:10-13
We have here the choice that Lot made when he parted from Abram. Upon this occasion, one would have expected,
Gen 13:14-18
We have here an account of a gracious visit which God paid to Abram, to confirm the promise to him and his. Observe,