Thematic Bible: Goods


Thematic Bible



He drove all his livestock ahead of him. He took all the possessions that he had accumulated. He took his own livestock that he had accumulated in Paddan-aram and went back to his father Isaac in Canaan.

Then he brought back all the goods. He also brought back his nephew Lot and all the men and women.

The Israelites took the Midianite women and children as prisoners of war. They also took all their animals, their livestock, and their valuables as loot.

Their neighbors helped by giving many things: silver utensils, gold, supplies, pack animals, other valuables, and offerings for the Temple.

And they took walled towns and a fat land. They became the owners of houses full of all good things, water-holes cut in the rock, vine-gardens and olive-gardens and a wealth of fruit-trees. They had food enough and became fat, and had joy in the good you gave them.

A member of the crowd said: Teacher, help my brother divide the inheritance with me.

The younger one said to him, Father I want my share of the property. He divided his property between his two sons.