6And 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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And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob. …
And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? …
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. …
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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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