Genesis 13:2

And Abram was very rich . Literally, weighty ; used in the sense of abundance ( Exodus 12:38 ; 1 Kings 10:2 ; 2 Kings 6:14 ). In cattle. Mikneh, from kana, to acquire by purchase, may apply to slaves as well as cattle (cf. Genesis 17:12 , Genesis 17:13 , Genesis 17:23 ). In silver and gold . Mentioned for the first time in Scripture; implying an acquaintance among the Egyptians with the operations of mining and the processes of refining the precious metals. Cf. the instructions of Amenemhat I ; which speak of that monarch, belonging to the twelfth dynasty, as having built for himself a palace adorned with gold.