And there was discord between the herdsmen of Abram and the herdsmen of Lot. At that time the Canaanites and the Perizzites were also living in the land.
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, beca
Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the Oak of Moreh at Shechem. And at that time the Canaanites were
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizz
idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good
Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.
So I continued, “What you are doing is not right. Shouldn’t you walk in the fear of our God to avoid the reproach of our
But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walkin
And when some shepherds came along and drove them away, Moses rose up to help them and watered their flock.
For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in m
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.
and the borders of Canaan extended from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, and then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Z
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of E