Genesis 21:27-32
New King James Version
27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them (A)made a [a]covenant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
29 Then Abimelech asked Abraham, (B)“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”
30 And he said, “You will take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that (C)they may be my witness that I have dug this well.” 31 Therefore he (D)called that place [b]Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
32 Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech rose with Phichol, the commander of his army, and they returned to the land of the Philistines.
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- Genesis 21:27 treaty
- Genesis 21:31 Lit. Well of the Oath or Well of the Seven
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