For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock. Cross References Hebrews 11:9 By faith he dwelt in the promised land as a stranger in a foreign country. He lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. Genesis 13:6 But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist. Genesis 17:8 And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing--all the land of Canaan--as an eternal possession; and I will be their God." 1 Chronicles 29:15 For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. Psalm 39:12 Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers. Jeremiah 35:7 Nor are you ever to build a house or sow seed or plant a vineyard. Those things are not for you. Instead, you must live in tents all your lives, so that you may live a long time in the land where you wander.' Treasury of Scripture For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle. their riches. Genesis 13:6,11 the land. Genesis 17:8 Genesis 28:4 |