Quotes about Conflict
He will be a wild donkey of a man, and his hand will be against everyone, and everyone’s hand against him; he will live in hostility toward all his brothers.”
— Genesis 16:12
“Get out of the way!” they replied. And they declared, “This one came here as a foreigner, and he is already acting like a judge! Now we will treat you worse than them.” And they pressed in on Lot and moved in to break down the door.
— Genesis 19:9
But Sarah saw that the son whom Hagar the Egyptian had borne to Abraham was mocking her son,
— Genesis 21:9
But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
— Genesis 21:25
But the children inside her struggled with each other, and she said, “Why is this happening to me?” So Rebekah went to inquire of the LORD,
— Genesis 25:22
Then Abimelech said to Isaac, “Depart from us, for you are much too powerful for us.”
— Genesis 26:16
But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen and said, “The water is ours!” So he named the well Esek, because they contended with him.
— Genesis 26:20
Then they dug another well and quarreled over that one also; so he named it Sitnah.
— Genesis 26:21
“Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.”
— Genesis 26:27
And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.
— Genesis 26:35
As soon as Isaac had finished blessing him and Jacob had left his father’s presence, his brother Esau returned from the hunt.
— Genesis 27:30
But Isaac replied, “Your brother came deceitfully and took your blessing.”
— Genesis 27:35