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The land of their sojournings could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/genesis/36.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/genesis/36.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together, and the land where they were strangers could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/genesis/36.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they resided could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For their property had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/36.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For their property had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/36.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For their possessions had become too great for them to live together, and the land where they sojourned could not sustain them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/36.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For their [great flocks and herds and] possessions made it impossible for them to live together [in the same region]; the land in which they lived temporarily could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/36.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/36.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions were too many for them to live together, and because of their herds, the land where they stayed could not support them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/36.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/36.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He did this because the land was too crowded and could not support him and his brother with their flocks and herds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/36.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/36.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He did this because they had too many possessions to live together. There wasn't enough pastureland for all of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/36.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He left because the land where he and Jacob were living was not able to support them; they had too much livestock and could no longer stay together. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/36.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />because their holdings were too vast to allow them to stay together, since the land where they had settled was not able to support all of their livestock. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/36.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land where they stayed could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/36.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />because they had too many possessions to be able to stay together and the land where they had settled was not able to support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/36.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to remain together, and the land in which they were traveling could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/36.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For their riches were more than that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers could not sustain them, because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/36.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For their substance was too great for them to dwell together, and the land of their travels couldn’t bear them because of their livestock. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/36.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their livestock;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/36.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> for their substance was more abundant than to dwell together, and the land of their sojournings was not able to bear them because of their cattle;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/36.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For their possessions were much above dwelling together; and the land of their sojournings will not be able to bear them from the face of their possessions.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/36.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they were exceeding rich, and could not dwell together: neither was the land in which they sojourned able to bear them, for the multitude of their flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/36.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they were very wealthy and were not able to live together. Neither was the land of their sojourn able to sustain them, because of the multitude of their flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/36.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Their possessions had become too great for them to dwell together, and the land in which they were residing could not support them because of their livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/36.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For their possessions were too great for them to live together; the land where they were staying could not support them because of their livestock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/36.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For their wealth was too great for them to dwell together; and the land in which they sojourned could not sustain them because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/36.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because their cattle were too abundant to dwell together and the land that they inhabited was not sufficient to contain them, because of their cattle.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/36.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojournings could not bear them because of their cattle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/36.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For their substance was too great for them to dwell together; and the land of their sojourning could not bear them, because of the abundance of their possessions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/36-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=9029" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/36.htm">Esau's Descendants</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7399.htm" title="7399: rə·ḵū·šām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Property, goods. Or rkush; from passive participle of rakash; property.">their possessions</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: hā·yāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">were</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rāḇ (Adj-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">too great</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: miš·še·ḇeṯ (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Inf) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">for them to dwell</a> <a href="/hebrew/3162.htm" title="3162: yaḥ·dāw (Adv) -- Unitedness. From yachad; properly, a unit, i.e. unitedly.">together;</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4033.htm" title="4033: mə·ḡū·rê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Or magur; from guwr in the sense of lodging; a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence.">where they stayed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yā·ḵə·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3fs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">could</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5375.htm" title="5375: lā·śêṯ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- Or nacah ('abad); a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. And rel.">support them</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯām (DirObjM:: 3mp) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/4735.htm" title="4735: miq·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Cattle. From qanah; something bought, i.e. Property, but only livestock; abstractly, acquisition.">of their livestock.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>So Esau (that is, Edom) settled in the area of Mount Seir.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Genesis 13:6</a></span><br />But the land was unable to support both of them while they stayed together, for they had so many possessions that they were unable to coexist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/13-11.htm">Genesis 13:11-12</a></span><br />So Lot chose the whole plain of the Jordan for himself and set out toward the east. And Abram and Lot parted company. / Abram lived in the land of Canaan, but Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tent toward Sodom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></span><br />And to you and your descendants I will give the land where you are residing—all the land of Canaan—as an eternal possession; and I will be their God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Genesis 26:14</a></span><br />He owned so many flocks and herds and servants that the Philistines envied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-18.htm">Genesis 31:18</a></span><br />and he drove all his livestock before him, along with all the possessions he had acquired in Paddan-aram, to go to his father Isaac in the land in Canaan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/32-3.htm">Genesis 32:3</a></span><br />Jacob sent messengers ahead of him to his brother Esau in the land of Seir, the country of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/33-9.htm">Genesis 33:9</a></span><br />“I already have plenty, my brother,” Esau replied. “Keep what belongs to you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Genesis 34:23</a></span><br />Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Genesis 36:6</a></span><br />Later, Esau took his wives and sons and daughters and all the people of his household, along with his livestock, all his other animals, and all the property he had acquired in Canaan, and he moved to a land far away from his brother Jacob.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/12-38.htm">Exodus 12:38</a></span><br />And a mixed multitude also went up with them, along with great droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/32-1.htm">Numbers 32:1</a></span><br />Now the Reubenites and Gadites, who had very large herds and flocks, surveyed the lands of Jazer and Gilead, and they saw that the region was suitable for livestock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/8-18.htm">Deuteronomy 8:18</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Joshua 22:8</a></span><br />saying, “Return to your homes with your great wealth, with immense herds of livestock, with silver, gold, bronze, iron, and very many clothes. Divide with your brothers the spoil of your enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-9.htm">1 Chronicles 5:9</a></span><br />They also settled in the east as far as the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in the land of Gilead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/5-21.htm">1 Chronicles 5:21</a></span><br />They seized the livestock of the Hagrites—50,000 camels, 250,000 sheep, and 2,000 donkeys. They also took 100,000 captives,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them because of their cattle.</p><p class="hdg">their riches.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Genesis 13:6,11</a></b></br> And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together… </p><p class="hdg">the land.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/17-8.htm">Genesis 17:8</a></b></br> And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4</a></b></br> And give thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee; that thou mayest inherit the land wherein thou art a stranger, which God gave unto Abraham.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/33-14.htm">Able</a> <a href="/genesis/26-14.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/genesis/31-39.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/3-5.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/genesis/35-1.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/34-21.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/genesis/35-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/34-23.htm">Property</a> <a href="/genesis/31-16.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/genesis/35-27.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/genesis/15-13.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/genesis/32-4.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/genesis/31-15.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Support</a> <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/genesis/34-30.htm">Together</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-26.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/genesis/34-29.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Able</a> <a href="/genesis/49-4.htm">Abundant</a> <a href="/genesis/40-14.htm">Bear</a> <a href="/genesis/41-2.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/genesis/37-4.htm">Couldn't</a> <a href="/genesis/45-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/genesis/41-30.htm">Enough</a> <a href="/genesis/37-35.htm">Great</a> <a href="/genesis/46-6.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/genesis/38-25.htm">Property</a> <a href="/joshua/22-8.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Sojourned</a> <a href="/exodus/6-4.htm">Sojourners</a> <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Sojournings</a> <a href="/exodus/8-22.htm">Staying</a> <a href="/genesis/42-7.htm">Strangers</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/exodus/23-2.htm">Support</a> <a href="/genesis/45-11.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/genesis/37-7.htm">Together</a> <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Travels</a> <a href="/genesis/41-29.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Wherein</a> <a href="/exodus/25-10.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 36</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-1.htm">Esau's three wives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-6.htm">His removal to mount Seir.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-9.htm">His sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-15.htm">The dukes which descended of his sons.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-20.htm">The sons and dukes of Seir the Horite.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-24.htm">Anah finds mules.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-31.htm">The kings of Edom.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">40. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/36-40.htm">The dukes that descended of Esau.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Their possessions, primarily livestock, were so abundant that they could not coexist in the same area. This situation mirrors the earlier separation of Abraham and Lot in <a href="/genesis/13-6.htm">Genesis 13:6</a>, where their wealth also necessitated a division. The prosperity of both brothers can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promises to their grandfather Abraham, indicating divine blessing. The inability to dwell together due to wealth underscores the challenges that material abundance can bring, even among family members.<p><b>the land where they stayed could not support them</b><br>The land referred to here is the region of Canaan, which was not only the Promised Land but also a land with limited resources. The agricultural and pastoral capacity of the land was insufficient to sustain the large herds and flocks of both Esau and Jacob. This reflects the historical and geographical reality of ancient Canaan, a land with variable rainfall and limited arable land. The scarcity of resources often led to conflicts and migrations, as seen throughout biblical history.<p><b>because of their livestock.</b><br>Livestock was a primary measure of wealth and status in the ancient Near East. The mention of livestock emphasizes the pastoral lifestyle of the patriarchs and the economic basis of their wealth. This detail connects to the broader biblical narrative where livestock often symbolizes God's blessing and provision (e.g., <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Job 42:12</a>). The abundance of livestock also foreshadows the future prosperity of Israel, as promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The need to separate due to livestock abundance highlights the practical challenges of managing God's blessings responsibly.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/esau.htm">Esau</a></b><br>The brother of Jacob, also known as Edom. He is the ancestor of the Edomites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/jacob.htm">Jacob</a></b><br>The brother of Esau, later named Israel, and the father of the twelve tribes of Israel.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/canaan.htm">Canaan</a></b><br>The land where Jacob and Esau initially dwelt together before separating due to their large possessions.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/livestock.htm">Livestock</a></b><br>The wealth and possessions of both Esau and Jacob, which were significant enough to cause the need for separation.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/separation.htm">Separation</a></b><br>The event where Esau and Jacob parted ways due to the inability of the land to support both of their households and livestock.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/stewardship_and_contentment.htm">Stewardship and Contentment</a></b><br>The account of Esau and Jacob reminds us of the importance of managing our resources wisely and being content with what God has provided. When blessings become burdens, it may be time to reassess our priorities.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/peaceful_separation.htm">Peaceful Separation</a></b><br>Sometimes, separation is necessary to maintain peace and harmony. Esau and Jacob's decision to part ways was a practical solution to avoid conflict, teaching us the value of making difficult decisions for the greater good.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_provision.htm">God's Sovereignty in Provision</a></b><br>Despite the separation, God continued to provide for both Esau and Jacob. This demonstrates that God's provision is not limited by our circumstances or locations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_choices.htm">Consequences of Choices</a></b><br>Esau's choice to live separately from Jacob had long-term implications for his descendants. Our decisions today can have lasting effects on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_diversity.htm">Unity in Diversity</a></b><br>While Esau and Jacob went their separate ways, they remained brothers. This teaches us that unity does not always mean uniformity, and we can maintain relationships despite differences.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_36.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 36</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_israel_truly_the_promised_land.htm">Is Israel truly the Promised Land?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_inheritance.htm">What does the Bible say about inheritance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_esau's_family_grow_so_fast.htm">How could Esau's family, in Genesis 36:6-8, have grown so rapidly despite known demographic constraints?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_canaanites_perizzites_in_abram's_era.htm">Genesis 13:7 mentions Canaanites and Perizzites dwelling in the land; is there archaeological evidence correlating these tribes with Abram's time period?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/36.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">The land wherein they were strangers.</span>--The large growth of their wealth made the separation of Esau and Jacob as inevitable as had been that of Abraham and Lot. It is a usual incident in the life of nomads, and a tribe can multiply only to the extent of the capabilities of their district to support them. When this is reached, one portion of the tribe must seek a new home. This necessity was in the present case aggravated by Esau and Jacob being only sojourners in Canaan, surrounded by tribes who claimed to be owners of the soil: and this may have helped in determining Esau's choice; for in right of Aholibamah, he was in her country a duke. Maimonides also observes, that though Esau had gone on hunting expeditions to Seir, and even possibly for plunder, yet that he was not sufficiently powerful to take possession of the country until by Isaac's death the number of his retainers was largely multiplied.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/36.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For their riches were more than that they might dwell together; and the land wherein they were strangers</span> - literally, <span class="accented">of their wanderings</span> (cf. <a href="/genesis/28-4.htm">Genesis 28:4</a>; <a href="/genesis/37-1.htm">Genesis 37:1</a>) - <span class="cmt_word">could not bear them because of their cattle</span>. This does not necessarily imply that Jacob was established in Canaan before Esau removed. Esau may have recognized the impossibility of two so rich and powerful chieftains as himself and his brother occupying Canaan, and may have retired Before Jacob actually took possession (Keil, Inglis). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/36-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their possessions</span><br /><span class="heb">רְכוּשָׁ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḵū·šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7399.htm">Strong's 7399: </a> </span><span class="str2">Property, goods</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were</span><br /><span class="heb">הָיָ֧ה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">too great</span><br /><span class="heb">רָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(rāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them to dwell</span><br /><span class="heb">מִשֶּׁ֣בֶת</span> <span class="translit">(miš·še·ḇeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">together;</span><br /><span class="heb">יַחְדָּ֑ו</span> <span class="translit">(yaḥ·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3162.htm">Strong's 3162: </a> </span><span class="str2">A unit, unitedly</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the land</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֤רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(’e·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">where they stayed</span><br /><span class="heb">מְגֽוּרֵיהֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḡū·rê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4033.htm">Strong's 4033: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourning</span><br /><br /><span class="word">could</span><br /><span class="heb">יָֽכְלָ֜ה</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḵə·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֨א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">support them</span><br /><span class="heb">לָשֵׂ֣את</span> <span class="translit">(lā·śêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5375.htm">Strong's 5375: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lift, carry, take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">מִפְּנֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(mip·pə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> </span><span class="str2">The face</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their livestock.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִקְנֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(miq·nê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4735.htm">Strong's 4735: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something bought, property, livestock, acquisition</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/36-7.htm">Genesis 36:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/36-7.htm">OT Law: Genesis 36:7 For their substance was too great (Gen. 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