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Genesis 13:7

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Whereupon also there arose a strife between the herdsmen of Abram and of Lot. And at that time the Chanaanite and the Pherezite dwelled in that country.

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But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.

Abram passed through the country into the place of Sichem, as far as the noble vale. Now the Chanaanite was at that time in the land.

For where envying and contention is, there is inconstancy, and every evil work.

Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation.

From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?

Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects,

And when they had boldly perpetrated these things, Jacob said to Simeon and Levi: You have troubled me, and made me hateful to the Chanaanites and Pherezites, the inhabitants of this land. We are few: they will gather themselves together and kill me; and both I, and my house, shall be destroyed.

For we ourselves also were some time unwise, incredulous, erring, slaves to divers desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

And we will not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that are asleep, that you be not sorrowful, even as others who have no hope.

Walk with wisdom towards them that are without, redeeming the time.

For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal, and walk according to man?

And I said to them: The thing you do is not good. Why walk you not in the fear of our God, that we be not exposed to the reproaches of the Gentiles our enemies?

And the shepherds came and drove them away: and Moses arose, and defending the maids, watered their sheep.

And he reproved Abimelech for a well of water, which his servants had taken away by force.

And the limits of Chanaan were from Sidon as one comes to Gerara even to Gaza, until thou enter Sodom and Gomorrha, and Adama, and Seboim even to Lesa.

You shall answer: We thy servants are shepherds, from our infancy until now, both we and our fathers. And this you shall say, that you may dwell in the land of Gessen, because the Egyptians have all shepherds in abomination.

It is an honour for a man to separate himself from quarrels: but all fools are meddling with reproaches.

And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand.




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