Genesis 13:6

And ha'aretz was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their rechush was rav, so that they could not dwell together.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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

5And Lot also, which walked with Avram, had tzon, and herds, and ohalim.

7And there was a riv between the ro'im of the herd of Avram and the ro'im of the herd of Lot; and the Kena'ani and the Perizzi dwelt then in ha'aretz.

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Cross References

Genesis 36:7For their wealth was more than that they might dwell together; and the eretz of their sojourns could not support them because of their mikneh.

Luke 12:17And he was thinking to himself, saying, What should I do? Because I do not have a place where I will store my crops.

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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