Holy Scripture

Genesis 13:5

A church father on this verse
“It remains to be seen if Lot too, his nephew, was rich as one who belonged to the same family. But Scripture says only that he had many cattle. In fact, the text reads, "Lot also, who went with Abraham, had flocks, herds and tents." He had no silver, because he was not yet just; in fact, "the tongue of the just man is…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — On Abraham

Source: Septuagint

Original

5And Lot who went out with Abram had sheep, and oxen, and tents.

Modern

Preparing…

Teens

Preparing…

Kids

Preparing…

In context

3And he went to the place whence he came, into the wilderness as far as Bethel, as far as the place where his tent was before, between Bethel and Ai,

4to the place of the altar, which he built there at first, and Abram there called on the name of the Lord.

— Genesis 13:5 —

6And the land was not large enough for them to live together, because their possessions were great; and the land was not large enough for them to live together.

7And there was a strife between the herdsmen of Abram’s cattle, and the herdsmen of Lot’s cattle, and the Canaanites and the Perizzites then inhabited the land.

Read all of Genesis 13 →