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- Genesis
- Chapter 13
- Verse 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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together,.... That part of the country where Abram and Lot were could not afford them room enough for their several tents; or however…
- Abram and Lot Separate 7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y, Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz, “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open country. 10. ככר kı̂kar, “circle, border, vale, cake, talent;”…
Adam Clarke
Their substance was great - As their families increased, it was necessary their flocks should increase also, as from those flocks they derived their clothing, food, and drink. Many also were offered…
We have here an unhappy falling out between Abram and Lot, who had hitherto been inseparable companions (see Gen 13:1, and Gen 12:4), but now parted.
I. The occasion of their quarrel was their riches.…
Cambridge Bible
And the land, &c. The account, according to P, of the reason for Lot's separation. The flocks and herds of the two chieftains when combined were so numerous, that there was not pasturage enough to…
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