He also built fortified towers in the open country and dug many cisterns, because he had large herds of livestock in the western foothills and plains. Because he loved farming, he encouraged the people to plant vineyards in the hill country and to farm the fertile land.

Abram was a very rich man, with sheep, goats, and cattle, as well as silver and gold.

and had built an altar. There he worshiped the LORD.

And so there was not enough pasture land for the two of them to stay together, because they had too many animals.

(SEE 27:25)

(SEE 27:25)

and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East.

Satan replied, "Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it?

The LORD blessed the last part of Job's life even more than he had blessed the first. Job owned fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, two thousand head of cattle, and one thousand donkeys.

Amaziah asked the prophet, "But what about all that silver I have already paid for them?" The prophet replied, "The LORD can give you back more than that!"

Remember that it is the LORD your God who gives you the power to become rich. He does this because he is still faithful today to the covenant that he made with your ancestors.

He makes some people poor and others rich; he humbles some and makes others great.

All riches and wealth come from you; you rule everything by your strength and power; and you are able to make anyone great and strong.

It is the LORD's blessing that makes you wealthy. Hard work can make you no richer.

Command those who are rich in the things of this life not to be proud, but to place their hope, not in such an uncertain thing as riches, but in God, who generously gives us everything for our enjoyment.

Command them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share with others.