Bible Strands
Genesis 13:2
And Abram had become extremely wealthy in livestock and silver and gold.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Abram stands in the Negev immediately after departing Egypt, traveling with his wife, Lot, and all his possessions. The verse records his material status at this precise moment before he resumes his journey toward Bethel.
The words — The Hebrew כָּבֵד (ka.Ved) paired with מְאֹד (me.'Od) literally states that Abram "was very wealthy." This phrase directly quantifies his accumulation of livestock, silver, and gold.
The thread — This record of material increase appears again in Genesis 24:35, where the servant lists the same categories of wealth given to Abraham, and parallels Isaac’s hundredfold harvest in Genesis 26:12. Both passages note divine blessing as the source of the accumulation.
Why it lands — The text states Abram’s wealth as a factual marker of his condition before detailing his next geographic movements. It asks the reader to observe the neutral narration of material increase without attaching moral or theological judgment at this point in the account.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
Cross-references
- Genesis 24:35 “The LORD has greatly blessed my master, and he has become rich. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, menservants and maidservants, camels and donkeys.
- Psalms 112:1 Hallelujah! Blessed is the man who fears the LORD, who greatly delights in His commandments.
- Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed seed in the land, and that very year he reaped a hundredfold. And the LORD blessed him,
- Job 22:21 Reconcile now and be at peace with Him; thereby good will come to you.
- Proverbs 10:22 The blessing of the LORD enriches, and He adds no sorrow to it.
- Deuteronomy 8:18 But remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to gain wealth, in order to confirm His covenant that He swore to your fathers even to this day.
- Job 1:3 and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.
- Job 1:10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
- 1 Samuel 2:7 The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
- Proverbs 3:9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops;