5And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
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And the boys grew: and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a plain man, dwelling in tents.
Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
And Adah bare Jabal: he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of such as have cattle.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 5-9)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. We read (Gen. 13:2) how rich Abram was; now here we are told (Gen. 13:5) that Lot, who went with Abram , was rich too; and therefore God blessed him with riches because he went with Abram. Note, 1.…
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