Genesis 13:6

And the lande was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for theyr substaunce was great, so that they coulde not dwell together.

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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.

In Context

5Lot also whiche went with Abram, had sheepe, cattell, and tentes.

7And there fell a stryfe betwene the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lottes cattell: Moreouer, the Chanaanites, and Pherisites dwelled at that tyme in the lande.

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Cross References

Genesis 36:7For theyr ryches was much, and they coulde not dwell together: and the land wherein they were straungers coulde not receaue them, because of theyr possessions.

Luke 12:17And he thought within him selfe, saying, What shall I do, because I haue no rowme where to bestow my fruites?

Matthew Henry on Genesis 13:6-10

Lot's Separation from Abram. ( b. c. 1917.) 5 And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents. 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. 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… Read the whole commentary →

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