...forth into the land of Canaan to the f lain of Morch. ziii. 5. Lot alfo who went with Abram hadflockt, and herds, and tents. And the land was not able to bear them. iz. Abram dwelt i»Canaan,<«u/ Lot I'M the f lain ttward Sodom. 17. After his return from the daughter...

...of the altar, which he had made there at the first : and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and...great, so that they could not dwell together. And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. And the Canaanite...

...general character of human nature. Abraham and Lot wer* junderthe neceflity of feparating, becaufe "the land was not. .able to bear them, that they might dwell together." How of-' ten has a well of water kindled a flame aijiong brethren ! Whence come pride and envy ? whence...

...and striking illustration in the history of Abram and Lot. " Abram was very rich in cattle: Lot also had flocks, and herds, and tents. And the land was...might dwell together; for their substance was great. And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle. And Abram...

...from Ur of the Chaldees into Canaan, where they so increased in flocks and herds, that eventually " the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together; for their substance was great." Even their prosperity becomes an incnmbrance, and brings with it a weight of care and anxiety. A dispute...

...preserving him in Jigyfit, and bringing him from i thence in greater affluence than he went thither. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and servants* 6 dwelling in tents. And such was the increase of both of than • See Jf jrm.v's O'jjsrvations,...

...he had made there at firft ; and there Abram called on the name of the Lord. c. ...And Lot alfo, who went with Abram had flocks, and herds, and tents : and the land was not able to hear them thai ihey might dwell together ; tor their fubflance was great. And there was a ftrife between...

...altar, which he had made there at the first : and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. 5 Ami h's brethren imfiritontd. GENESIS. jfceu.wl as sfiies. 6 And Josep 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together : for their substance was...

...of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the LORD. And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks and herds, and tents. And the land was not able tobear them, that they might dwell together : for their jubstance was great, so that they could not...

...choice. The flocks and herds of Abraham and Lot were by the divine blessing so greatly multiplied, that the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together. To remedy this inconvenience, and to prevent the strife which it occasioned between their herdsmen,...