“ And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. ”
- Abram and Lot Separate 7. פרזי perı̂zı̂y , Perizzi, “descendant of Paraz.” פרז pārāz , “leader,” or inhabitant of the plain or open country. 10. ככר kı̂kar , “circle, border, vale...
Genesis 13. The Separation of Abraham and Lot. In the main from J, as is shown by the frequent mention of Yahweh, the reference to the garden of Yahweh, the preparation for the story of Sodom's ove...
silver, and in gold: scarce in Palestine, but plentiful in Egypt.
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Abram was very rich - The property of these patriarchal times did not consist in flocks only, but also in silver and gold; and in all thes...
Very rich— Thus one part of the divine promise was amply fulfilled. Observe, 1. His riches, which made him not forget God: so that a rich man may be a good man. It is a blessed prosperity, whic...
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Very rich - compared with the pastoral tribes to which Abram belonged. An Arab sheich is considered rich who has a hundred or two hu...
The History of Abraham At this point the specific purpose of the writer of the Pentateuch begins to appear more clearly. Speaking generally, that purpose is to trace the development of the kingdom...
XIII. ABRAM’S RETURN FROM EGYPT AND HIS SEPARATION FROM LOT. (1-4) He went on his journeys. — Or, according to his stations, which the Vulgate very reasonably translates, “by the same route by...
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM Genesis 13:1-18 ABRAM left Egypt thinking meanly of himself, highly of God. This humble frame of mind is disclosed in the route he chooses; he went straight back "un...
Abram and Lot Part Genesis 13:1-13 The patriarch, like a restored backslider, made his way back to the old spot, on the highlands of Bethel, where his first tent and altar had stood. Through hi...
Thus, delivered by the divine intervention, Abram set his face again toward the line of the divine purpose and returned to Bethel. In this act is seen the victory of faith over failure. It was at th...
And Abram was very rich ,.... He was rich in spiritual things, in faith, and in all other graces, and was an heir of the kingdom of heaven; and in temporal things, as it sometimes is the lot of good...
And Abram [was] very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. Ver. 2. And Abram was very rich. ] All rich men therefore are not rejected of God, though it be hard for such to hit on heaven. Poor La...
RECOVERY At last Abram "went up," leaving Egypt behind and coming into the south of the land of Canaan. Again Lot is mentioned as accompanying his uncle Abram. But Abram had been greatly enriched...
Abram's Removal to Canaan. B. C. 1918. 1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wif...
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‘And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold.' This is said rather triumphantly. The contest with Pharaoh has been to his benefit. We are surely to see that this great wealth is at lea...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 13:1 . Went up out of Egypt] In the language of the Jew the direction to Jerusalem from every quarter was upwards; besides, Egypt was a low-lying country and the travelle...
Genesis 13:2 . Very rich. Here is another proof of God's fidelity in fulfilling his promises to Abraham. This has often been the lot of faithful men. Genesis 13:9 . Separate thyself. Generous...
Abraham went up out of Egypt The believer learning from his great enemy It is an old saying that “It is lawful to learn from an enemy. ” The patriarch had sojourned in the world’s kingdom, and...
EXPOSITION Genesis 13:1 And Abram went up out of Egypt, he and his wife. A special mercy that either of them returned, considering the sin they had committed and the peril in which they...
Abraham Returns to Canaan
Genesis 24:35 Genesis 26:12 Genesis 26:13 Deuteronomy 8:18 1 Samuel 2:7 Job 1:3 Job 1:10 Job 22:21-25 Psalms 112:1-3 Proverbs 3:9 Proverbs 3:10 Proverbs 10:22 Matthew 6:33...
Abram and Lot Genesis 13:1-14 INTRODUCTORY WORDS Let us bring before you the "as" and "so" of the Lord's Return. The days of Lot are likened unto the days of the Coming of the Son of Man. Our...