Verse 2

Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold.

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  • Gen 24:35 : 35 The Lord has greatly blessed my master, and he has become wealthy. He has given him sheep and cattle, silver and gold, male and female servants, and camels and donkeys.
  • Ps 112:1-3 : 1 Praise the LORD! How blessed is the man who fears the LORD and greatly delights in His commandments. 2 His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. 3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
  • Prov 10:22 : 22 The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, and He adds no sorrow with it.
  • Matt 6:33 : 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
  • 1 Tim 4:8 : 8 For bodily training is of some value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
  • Prov 3:9-9 : 9 Honor the LORD with your wealth and from the firstfruits of all your produce. 10 Then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
  • Gen 26:12-13 : 12 Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that same year he reaped a hundredfold, because the LORD blessed him. 13 The man became rich, and his wealth continued to grow until he became very wealthy.
  • Deut 8:18 : 18 But remember the Lord your God, for it is He who gives you the power to gain wealth, so that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers, as it is today.
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 'The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He humbles and He exalts.'
  • Job 1:3 : 3 His wealth consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east.
  • Job 1:10 : 10 'Haven't you placed a hedge around him and his household and everything he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands so that his possessions have increased in the land.'
  • Job 22:21-25 : 21 Be reconciled with God now, and at peace with Him; this will bring good to you. 22 Accept instruction from His mouth and place His words in your heart. 23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored. If you remove injustice far from your tent, 24 and assign your gold to the dust, and the gold of Ophir to the rocks in the ravines, 25 then the Almighty will be your gold and your precious silver.