tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709193140644575308.post8881916353109834994..comments2023-10-29T06:00:57.685-07:00Comments on A Catholic's Bible Journey: Genesis 13: 1-12Neenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04169665137526513607noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7709193140644575308.post-78084989765412284912010-03-26T21:27:23.160-07:002010-03-26T21:27:23.160-07:00I thought the passage was definitely showing the g...I thought the passage was definitely showing the genorsity of Abram. It reminds me that we are to serve others. As a patriarch, he knew what was best for the family and served the entire family by offering to separate<br /><br />I thought this commentary was very interesting. <br /><br />The Navarre Bible commentary says that St John Chrysostom points out that family peace was being undermined by prosperity: Their flocks grew bigger, great wealth accrued to them, and immediately harmony between them was disrupted --where there had been peace and the bonds of affection, now there was trouble and hostility. You see, whenever there is a question of mine and yours, there are grounds for the utmost trouble and a basis for hosility: by contrast, where there isnt the case, habits of peace and harmony exist together without confusion." ( Homiliae in Genesim)Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418375794384440238noreply@blogger.com