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Verse Genesis 13:2. _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 these respects Abram was דבד מאד
_cabe...
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- 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...
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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...
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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...
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ABRAM WAS VERY RICH.
He was already. man of great substance before his sojourn in Egypt,
but Genesis 12:16 seems to teach that Pharaoh had added to his wealth.
The nature of his wealth is described; l...
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SILVER, AND IN GOLD: scarce in Palestine, but plentiful in Egypt....
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_cattle … silver … gold_ Abram's wealth described in an ascending
scale of value. Cf. Genesis 12:16; Genesis 24:35.
_on his journeys_ i.e. by successive encampments.
_the place … his tent_ See Genesi...
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Genesis 12:10 to Genesis 13:2. Abram in Egypt. (J.)
The narrative in this section should be compared with the similar
ones in 20, 26. It is repellent to our sense of honour, chivalry, and
purity. It...
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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, which is...
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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...
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_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
hundred...
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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...
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For the name ‘Negeb’ see Genesis 12:9 and the comment. For the
name ‘Bethel’ see Genesis 12:8 and the comment....
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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...
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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
whic...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_Rich in possession. Hebrew may be "heavy laden with cattle, gold,"
&c. (Menochius)_...
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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...
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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...
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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 me...
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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
Laza...
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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....
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And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. This remark
is here inserted in order to explain the difficulty which later arose
between him and Lot....
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Abraham Returns to Canaan...
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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...
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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...
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1-4 Abram was very rich: he was very heavy, so the Hebrew word is;
for riches are a burden; and they that will be rich, do but load
themselves with thick clay, Habakkuk 2:6. There is a burden of care...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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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...
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Genesis 13:2 Abram H87 very H3966 rich H3513 (H8804) livestock H4735
silver H3701 gold H2091...
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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 least...
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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...
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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...
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_Abram was very rich_
WEALTH IN BOTH WORLDS
I. Abram, whilst “very rich,” was TRULY GODLY.
II. Whilst “very rich,” Abram was VERY godly.
III. Abram, whilst “very rich,” highly VALUED “A GOOD NAME....
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_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 ha...
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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...
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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 traveller woul...
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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...
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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...
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Genesis 24:35 Genesis 26:12 Genesis 26:13 Deuteronomy 8:18 1 Samu
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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...