Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai’s brother. Pharaoh gave Abram sheep, cattle, and donkeys. Abram also got men servants, women servants, and camels.
Genesis 13:6 - Easy To Read Version Abram and Lot had so many animals that the land could not support both of them together. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now the land was not able to nourish and support them so they could dwell together, for their possessions were too great for them to live together. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible They had so many possessions between them that the land couldn’t support both of them. They could no longer live together. Catholic Public Domain Version Neither was the land able to contain them, so that they might dwell together. Indeed, their substance was so great that they could not live in common. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Neither was the land able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, and they could not dwell together. |
Pharaoh was kind to Abram because he thought Abram was Sarai’s brother. Pharaoh gave Abram sheep, cattle, and donkeys. Abram also got men servants, women servants, and camels.
Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the slaves and all the other things he got in Haran. Then Abram and his group moved to the land of Canaan.
At this time, Abram was very rich. He had many animals and much silver and gold.
People who want to become rich bring temptations to themselves. They are caught in a trap. They begin to want many foolish things that will hurt them. Those things ruin and destroy people.