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Genesis 13:8
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we be brethren.
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee and between my herdmen and thy herdmen, for we be brethren.
Verse Genesis 13:8. _FOR WE BE BRETHREN._] We are of the same family, worship the same God in the same way, have the same promises, and look for the same end. Why then should there be strife? If it ap...
- 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, cake, talen...
CHAPTER 13 THE RETURN FROM EGYPT AND SEPARATION FROM LOT _ 1. Back to Bethel (Genesis 13:1)_ 2. The strife (Genesis 13:5) 3. The separation. Lot in Sodom (Genesis 13:8) 4. The third communication...
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 overth...
II.. PATRIARCH'S GREATNESS OF SOUL. 8. LET THERE BE NO STRIFE,. PRAY THEE, BETWEEN THEE AND ME. Had Abraham been less noble and magnanimous, there was an excellent opportunity for. bloody conflict an...
BRETHREN. Put by _Synecdoche_ (of Species), for relatives. App-6....
_for we are brethren_ i.e. kinsmen; Abram being Lot's uncle. Cf. Genesis 14:14, "and when Abram heard that his brother (i.e. Lot) was taken captive." Abram, as the elder, takes the lead in the confer...
DISCOURSE: 21 SEPARATION OF ABRAM AND LOT Genesis 13:8. And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we be brethren. I...
WE BE BRETHREN— The Hebrews call near relations, as _kinsmen,_ &c. brethren. Indeed all men are brethren, as having _One Father;_ and consequently can hardly urge a more prevailing argument for unanim...
PART TWENTY-SEVEN THE STORY OF ABRAHAM: ABRAHAM AND LOT (Gen., chs. 13, 14) _1. The Biblical Account (ch. 13_) _And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with hi...
_AND THERE WAS A STRIFE BETWEEN THE HERDMEN OF ABRAM'S CATTLE AND THE HERDMEN OF LOT'S CATTLE: AND THE CANAANITE AND THE PERIZZITE DWELLED THEN IN THE LAND._ And there was a strife. Strife from simil...
13:8 brethren. (e-28) Lit. 'men, brethren.'...
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 of...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 13 ABRAM AND LOT SEPARATE V1 So Abram left Egypt. He took his wife. He took everything that he had. And Lot went with him. They went into the Nege...
LET THERE BE NO STRIFE. — It is evident that Lot was beginning to take part with his herdmen, and regard himself as an injured man. But Abram meets him with the utmost generosity, acknowledges that th...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל ־לֹ֗וט אַל ־נָ֨א
LOT'S SEPARATION FROM ABRAM Genesis 13:1 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 "unto the pl...
ABRAM AND LOT PART Genesis 13:1 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 his wanderi...
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 this...
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no (e) strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren. (e) He cuts off the opportunity for contention: th...
_Abram therefore, for fear of raising a quarrel with the Pherezites also, who might complain that these strangers were eating up what they had before taken possession of, suggests to his nephew the pr...
We have had hitherto God's account of that which He had made; then the trial and utter ruin of the creature, with the revelation of divine mercy in Christ the Lord. We have had in fine the judgment of...
8._And Abram said unto Lot_. Moses first states, that Abram no sooner perceived the strifes which had arisen, than he fulfilled the duty of a good householder, by attempting to restore peace among his...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 AND 14. After this (chap. 13) we have, in the conduct of Abram and Lot, the disinterestedness and self-renunciation of true faith on the one hand, and, on...
AND ABRAM SAID UNTO LOT,.... Being either an ear witness himself of the contentions of their servants, or having it reported to him by credible persons, he applied himself to Lot, in order to make pea...
And Abram said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray thee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen; for we [be] brethren. Ver. 8. _And Abram said to Lot._] Speech endeth anger,...
Genesis 13:8...
1 Abram and Lot returne out of Egypt. 7 By disagreement they part asunder. 10 Lot goeth to wicked Sodom. 14 God renueth the promise to Abram. 18 He remoueth to Hebron, and there buildeth an Altar....
SECOND SECTION _Abram as a witness for God in Canaan, and his self-denying separation from Lot. The New Promise of God. His altar in Hain (oaks) Mamre_ GENESIS 13:1-18 1And Abram went up out of Egyp...
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 in E...
BRETHREN: _ Heb._ men brethren...
5-9 Riches not only afford matter for strife, and are the things most commonly striven about; but they also stir up a spirit of contention, by making people proud and covetous. Mine and thine are the...
ABRAM SAID UNTO LOT. The elder, and wiser, and worthier person relinquisheth his own right to his inferior for peace sake, leaving us a noble example for our imitation. _Between me and thee, and betwe...
The opening of this chapter presents to us a subject of immense interest to the heart, namely, the true character of divine restoration. When the child of God has, in any way, declined in his spiritua...
Genesis 13:8 Abram H87 said H559 (H8799) Lot H3876 be H1961 (H8799) no H408 strife H4808 herdsmen...
‘And Abram said to Lot, “Let there be no strife, I beg you, between me and you, and between my herdsmen and your herdsmen. For we are close relatives. Is not the whole land in front of you? Separate y...
CONTENTS: Abram's return to the land and the altar. Separation from Lot. Lots backsliding and choice of the land. CHARACTERS: Abram, Lot. CONCLUSION: Material blessings are often accompanied by mora...
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 action...
_There was a strife between the herdmen_ STRIFE BETWEEN BRETHREN I. AS TO THE CAUSES OF IT. 1. Worldly prosperity. 2. The mean ambition of ignoble souls associated with us. 3. The want of the obl...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 13:1 Expelled from Egypt, Abram retraces his steps northward, through the Negeb, back to the hill country between Bethel and Ai where he had previously built an altar (Genesis...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 13:5. Tents] Including their occupants, as wives, children, and domestics. Thus we have in 1 Chronicles 4:41: “Smote their tents, _i.e._ those who occupied them.”— Genesis 13...
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 had been plac...
Thirteenth chapter of the book of Genesis. In chapter twelve, we find that Abraham had gone down into Egypt because of the famine. And there as the result of a lack of faith and trust in God to take c...
Let. Proverbs 15:1 Matthew 5:9 1 Corinthians 6:6 1 Corinthians 6:7...
WHERE LOOKEST THOU Genesis 13:8; _Genesis 18:20; Genesis 19:25_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS Our Scripture today presents four looks toward Sodom. 1. There was the look of Lot, or the look of worldly adv
ABRAM AND LOT Genesis 13:1 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 Lord di...