Bereshis 36:7

7 For their wealth was more than that they might dwell together; and the eretz of their sojourns could not support them because of their mikneh.

Bereshis 36:7 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 36:7

For their riches were more than that they might dwell together,
&c.] And therefore it was proper to part, as Abraham and Lot had done before, ( Genesis 13:6 ) ; and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them, because
of their cattle;
their cattle were so numerous that they could not get pasturage for them, there not being enough left them by the inhabitants of it for them to occupy; nor could they hire land of them sufficient for them both; they being not possessors but sojourners in it, and therefore could have no more of it than the inhabitants thought fit to let unto them.

Bereshis 36:7 In-Context

5 And Oholivamah bore Yeush, and Ya’alam, and Korach; these are the Bnei Esav, which were born unto him in Eretz Kena’an.

6 And Esav took his nashim, and his banim, and his banot, and kol nafshot of his bais, and his mikneh, and all his behemah, and all his possessions, which he had acquired in Eretz Kena’an; and went into the eretz from the face of Ya’akov achiv.

7 For their wealth was more than that they might dwell together; and the eretz of their sojourns could not support them because of their mikneh.

8 Thus dwelt Esav in har Seir; Esav is Edom.

9 And these are the toldot Esav avi Edom in har Seir: