Genesis 13:2

And he was very rich in possession of gold and silver.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

In Context

1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south.

3And he returned by the way that he came, from the south to Bethel, to the place where before he had pitched his tent between Bethel and Hai:

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Cross References

Genesis 24:35And the Lord hath blessed my master wonderfully, and he is become great: and he hath given him sheep and oxen, silver and gold, menservants and womenservants, camels and asses.

Genesis 26:13And the man was enriched, and he went on prospering and increasing, till he became exceeding great:

Genesis 30:43And the man was enriched exceedingly, and he had many flocks, maid servants and men servants, camels and asses.

1 Samuel 2:7The Lord maketh poor and maketh rich, he humbleth and he exalteth.

Job 1:10Hast not thou made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth ?

Psalms 112:1Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord: he shall delight exceedingly in his commandments.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 13:2-5

Abram's Removal to Canaan. ( b. c. 1918.) 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Hai; 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 . I. Here is Abram's return out of Egypt, v. 1 .… Read the whole commentary →

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