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Genesis 13:2

What does Genesis 13:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Genesis 13:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Genesis 13:2 means

Abram's wealth had grown considerably during his time in Egypt, accumulating vast amounts of livestock, silver, and gold. This verse emphasizes his material prosperity, a detail not just for its own sake but as a setup for the conflict that immediately follows. God had blessed Abram, and this abundance would soon become a source of contention. This prosperity, while a blessing, also brought with it new responsibilities and potential challenges to his faith journey as seen in the subsequent verses.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Now Abram had great wealth of cattle and silver and gold.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and Abram <FI>is<Fi> exceedingly wealthy in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And he was very rich in possession of gold and silver.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.

Context

Following Abram's return from Egypt in verse 1, this verse immediately details his immense wealth. This fact is crucial because it directly explains the logistical problem that arises in the following verses and the eventual separation between Abram and Lot. The extent of Abram's riches serves as the foundation for the conflict over land and resources.

v.1And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the South.

v.2This passage

v.3And he went on his journeys from the South even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at the beginning, between Beth-el and Ai,

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Job 1:10

    Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

  • Proverbs 3:9

    Honor Jehovah with thy substance, And with the first-fruits of all thine increase:

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • Genesis 26:12

    And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in the same year a hundredfold: and Jehovah blessed him.

  • Job 1:3

    His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    for bodily exercise is profitable for a little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life which now is, and of that which is to come.

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