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Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have cattle.
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God enlarge Japheth, and let him dwell in the tents of Shem; and let Canaan be his slave.”
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so that the land could not support both of them dwelling together; for their possessions were so great that they could not dwell together,
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He shall be a wild ass of a man, his hand against every man and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell over against all his kinsmen.”
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The Shameful Origin of Moab and Ammon
Now Lot went up out of Zo′ar, and dwelt in the hills with his two daughters, for he was afraid to dwell in Zo′ar; so he dwelt in a cave with his two daughters.
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And Abim′elech said, “Behold, my land is before you; dwell where it pleases you.”
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and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and of the earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell,
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My master made me swear, saying, ‘You shall not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I dwell;
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Now Isaac had come from Beer-la′hai-roi, and was dwelling in the Negeb.
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When the boys grew up, Esau was a skilful hunter, a man of the field, while Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.
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And the Lord appeared to him, and said, “Do not go down to Egypt; dwell in the land of which I shall tell you.
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Then Isaac his father answered him: “Behold, away from the fatness of the earth shall your dwelling be, and away from the dew of heaven on high.
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You shall dwell with us; and the land shall be open to you; dwell and trade in it, and get property in it.”
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Then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to ourselves, and we will dwell with you and become one people.
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“These men are friendly with us; let them dwell in the land and trade in it, for behold, the land is large enough for them; let us take their daughters in marriage, and let us give them our daughters.
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Only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us, to become one people: that every male among us be circumcised as they are circumcised.
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Will not their cattle, their property and all their beasts be ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will dwell with us.”
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Jacob Returns to Bethel
God said to Jacob, “Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there; and make there an altar to the God who appeared to you when you fled from your brother Esau.”
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For their possessions were too great for them to dwell together; the land of their sojournings could not support them because of their cattle.
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These are the names of the chiefs of Esau, according to their families and their dwelling places, by their names: the chiefs Timna, Alvah, Jetheth,
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Mag′diel, and Iram; these are the chiefs of Edom (that is, Esau, the father of Edom), according to their dwelling places in the land of their possession.
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you shall dwell in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children, and your flocks, your herds, and all that you have;
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you shall say, ‘Your servants have been keepers of cattle from our youth even until now, both we and our fathers,’ in order that you may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every shepherd is an abomination to the Egyptians.”
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They said to Pharaoh, “We have come to sojourn in the land; for there is no pasture for your servants’ flocks, for the famine is severe in the land of Canaan; and now, we pray you, let your servants dwell in the land of Goshen.”
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The land of Egypt is before you; settle your father and your brothers in the best of the land; let them dwell in the land of Goshen; and if you know any able men among them, put them in charge of my cattle.”
