Genesis 13:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram's cattle and the herdmen of Lot's cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.

A strife

Canaanite

General references

Mark 3:25

John 13:35

Bible References

A strife

And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away.

And the herdsmen of Gerar strove with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, The water is ours. And he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him.

And the shepherds came and drove them away; but Moses stood up and helped them, and watered their flock.

for ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed.

Whence come wars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members?

Canaanite

And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou goest toward Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, unto Lasha.

And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Shechem, unto the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

In that day Jehovah made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me, to make me odious to the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and, I being few in number, they will gather themselves together against me and smite me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.

Also I said, The thing that ye do is not good: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

Do all things without murmurings and questionings:

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.

General references

And if a house be divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand.

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.