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Genesis 13:2

New American Bible - revised edition

Now Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

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Abram fared well on her account, and he acquired sheep, oxen, male and female servants, male and female donkeys, and camels.

so that the land could not support them if they stayed together; their possessions were so great that they could not live together.

Abraham was old, having seen many days, and the Lord had blessed him in every way.

“The Lord has blessed my master so abundantly that he has become wealthy; he has given him flocks and herds, silver and gold, male and female slaves, and camels and donkeys.

He acquired flocks and herds, and a great work force, and so the Philistines became envious of him.

So the man grew exceedingly prosperous, and he owned large flocks, male and female servants, camels, and donkeys.

Have you not surrounded him and his family and all that he has with your protection? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock are spread over the land.

and he had seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very large household, so that he was greater than anyone in the East.

It is the Lord’s blessing that brings wealth, and no effort can substitute for it.

But seek first the kingdom [of God] and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides.

Remember then the Lord, your God, for he is the one who gives you the power to get wealth, by fulfilling, as he has now done, the covenant he swore to your ancestors.

for, while physical training is of limited value, devotion is valuable in every respect, since it holds a promise of life both for the present and for the future.

The Lord makes poor and makes rich, humbles, and also exalts.




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