Genesis 13:8

And Abram said to Lot, Let there not be a strife between me and thee, and between my herdsmen and thy herdsmen, for we are brethren.

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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.

In Context

7And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle, and the Canaanites and the Perizzites then inhabited the land.

9Lo! is not the whole land before thee? Separate thyself from me; if thou goest to the left, I will go to the right, and if thou goest to the right, I will go to the left.

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Cross References

Genesis 11:27And these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram and Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.

Genesis 45:24And he sent away his brethren, and they went; and he said to them, Be not angry by the way.

Judges 9:26And Gaal son of Ebed came, and his brethren, and passed by Shechem, and the men of Shechem trusted in him.

Proverbs 15:1Anger slays even wise men; 1 Yet a submissive answer turns away wrath: 1 But a grievous word stirs up anger. 1

Proverbs 20:3It is a glory to a man to turn aside from railing; 1 But every fool is entangled with such matters. 1

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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