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.
Their wealth had grown so much that they couldn't live together anymore. The land where they were staying as foreigners couldn't support both of them because they had so many livestock.
This verse explains that Esau and Jacob had become so wealthy with their herds and flocks that the land couldn't provide enough resources for both families to live together.
📚 Historical Context
This verse describes the separation of Jacob and Esau, the twin sons of Isaac, after Jacob returned from his years with Laban. Both brothers had accumulated vast herds of cattle, sheep, and goats, along with large households. The land of Canaan, where they were living as nomadic herders, simply couldn't provide enough pasture and water to sustain both of their expanding operations.
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