Genesis 13:6
βAnd 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.β
KJV
Read in Genesis 13Meaning
The shared territory cannot sustain both large pastoral households, so their wealth creates a concrete resource constraint.
Read carefully
The verse should not become a universal claim that prosperity necessarily causes division; it describes a specific limitation of land and resources.
Reflection
Sometimes peace requires recognizing real limits rather than pretending that existing arrangements can continue unchanged.