Genesis 13:4–6
Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
Unto the *place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the LORD.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- *Cross-referenceChap. 12.7.
¶ And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
¶ And Lot also which went with Abram, had flocks and heards, & tents.
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.
And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
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From verse 4
- Jeremiah 29:12Rank 1 from verse 4
- Ephesians 6:18–19Rank 2 from verse 4
18Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
18Praying alwayes with all prayer and supplication in the spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseuerance, and supplication for all Saints,
19And for mee, that vtterance may be giuen vnto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make knowen the mysterie of the Gospel:
- Genesis 12:7–8Rank 3 from verse 4
7And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.
8And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord.
7And the LORD appeared vnto Abram, and said, *Unto thy seed wil I giue this land: and there builded hee an *altar vnto the LORD, who appeared vnto him.
8And he remoued from thence vnto a mountaine, on the East of Beth-el, and pitched his tent hauing Beth-el on the West, and Hai on the East: and there hee builded an altar vnto the LORD, and called vpon the Name of the LORD.
- Isaiah 58:9Rank 4 from verse 4
9Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
9Then shalt thou call, and the LORD shall answere; thou shalt cry, and he shal say, Here I am: if thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanitie:
- Psalms 116:2Rank 5 from verse 4
- Psalms 65:1–2Rank 6 from verse 4
- Zephaniah 3:9Rank 7 from verse 4
- 1 Corinthians 1:2Rank 8 from verse 4
2Unto the church of God which is at Corinth, to them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be saints, with all that in every place call upon the name of Jesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours:
2Unto the Church of God which is at Corinth, to them that *are sanctified in Christ Iesus, called to be Saints, *with all that in euery place call vpon the Name of Iesus Christ our Lord, both theirs and ours.
- Psalms 107:1Rank 9 from verse 4
- Psalms 107:15Rank 10 from verse 4
- Psalms 116:17Rank 11 from verse 4
- Psalms 145:18Rank 12 from verse 4
- Psalms 42:1–2Rank 13 from verse 4
1AS the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.
2My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
1¶ As the Hart panteth after the water brookes, so panteth my soule after thee, O God.
2My soule thirsteth for God, for the liuing God: when shall I come and appeare before God?
- Psalms 84:10Rank 14 from verse 4
- Genesis 13:18Rank 15 from verse 4
- Genesis 35:1–3Rank 16 from verse 4
1AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:
3And let us arise, and go up to Beth-el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.
1¶ And God said vnto Iacob, Arise, goe vp to Bethel, and dwel there: and make there an Altar vnto God, that appeared vnto thee, *when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.
2Then Iacob said vnto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and bee cleane, and change your garments,
3And let vs arise, and goe vp to Bethel, and I will make there an Altar vnto God, who answered me in the day of my distresse, and was with me in the way which I went.
- Genesis 4:26Rank 17 from verse 4
- Psalms 107:8Rank 18 from verse 4
- Psalms 26:8Rank 19 from verse 4
- Psalms 84:1–2Rank 20 from verse 4
1HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts!
2My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
1¶ How amiable are thy tabernacles, O LORD of hostes!
2My soule longeth, yea euen fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh cryeth out for the liuing God.
From verse 5
- Genesis 25:27Rank 1 from verse 5
- Genesis 4:20Rank 2 from verse 5
- Jeremiah 49:29Rank 3 from verse 5
29Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
29Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shal take to themselues their curtaines and all their vessels, and their camels, and they shal crie vnto them, Feare is on euery side.
From verse 6
- Genesis 36:6–7Rank 1 from verse 6
6And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the persons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the land of Canaan; and went into the country from the face of his brother Jacob.
7For 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.
6And Esau tooke his wiues, and his sonnes, and his daughters, and all the †persons of his house, and his cattell, and all his beasts, and all his substance, which he had got in the lande of Canaan: and went into the countrey from the face of his brother Iacob.
7For their riches were more then that they might dwell together: and the land wherein they were strangers, could not beare them, because of their cattell.
- 1 Timothy 6:9Rank 2 from verse 6
- Ecclesiastes 5:10–11Rank 3 from verse 6
10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
10Hee that loueth siluer shall not be satisfied with siluer; nor he that loueth abundance, with increase: this is also vanitie.
11When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, sauing the beholding of them with their eyes?
- Luke 12:17–18Rank 4 from verse 6
17And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
17And he thought within himselfe, saying, What shall I doe, because I haue no roome where to bestow my fruits?
18And he said, This will I doe, I will pull downe my barnes, and build greater, and there will I bestow all my fruits, and my goods.
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Genesis 13:4
Sense 1: A physical location or room. Sense 2: A position or office. Sense 3: An occasion, circumstance, or passage. Sense 4: To set, fix, locate, or establish.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of call. Sense 1: To name. Sense 2: To summon or invite. Sense 3: To proclaim or address. Sense 4: To request.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references
Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.
Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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Genesis 13:5
Lot, Abraham's brother's son.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Groups of cattle or other animals kept or feeding together.
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Portable shelters or dwellings; by association, the dwellings or encampment of a household or people.
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Genesis 13:6
Sense 1: The ground or earth; a country, territory, or region. Sense 2: To set or come on shore.
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Having physical power sufficient; having competent power or strength, bodily or mental.
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Sense 1: To carry, support, convey, endure, sustain, or be answerable for. Sense 2: To produce or bring forth offspring, fruit, or another result. Sense 3: In ‘bear witness’ or ‘bear record,’ to testify or give witness. Sense 4: A large wild animal.
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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.
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In one place, company, time, purpose, or united condition.
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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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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 Hai;
3And hee went on his iourneyes from the South, euen to Beth-el, vnto the place where his tent had bene at the beginning, betweene Beth-el and Hai:
4Unto the place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the name of the Lord.
4Unto the *place of the altar, which he had made there at the first: and there Abram called on the Name of the LORD.
Selected passage5¶ And Lot also, which went with Abram, had flocks, and herds, and tents.
5¶ And Lot also which went with Abram, had flocks and heards, & tents.
Selected passage6And 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.
6And the land was not able to beare them, that they might dwell together: for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell together.
Selected passage7And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram’s cattle and the herdmen of Lot’s cattle: and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.
7And there was a strife betweene the heardmen of Abrams cattell, and the heardmen of Lots cattell: And the Canaanite, and the Perizzite dwelled then in the land.