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The land was not able to bear them, that they might live together: for their substance was great, so that they could not live together.
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The Problem of Plenty
Commentators unanimously agree that the conflict's root cause was not scarcity, but overwhelming abundance. Both Abram and Lot had become so wealthy in livestock that the land could not sustain their combined herds in one area. This material blessing, ironically, created the logistical necessity for their separation.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
19th Century
Anglican
Lot: He, too, had possibly received presents in Egypt, for we find him rivalling his uncle in wealth; and the “tents” show that he…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together That part of t…
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