Genesis 21:21-32

211He 2lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

22Now it came about at that time that 3Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “4God is with you in all that you do; 23now therefore, 5swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.” 24Abraham said, “I swear it.” 25But Abraham 6complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech 7had seized. 26And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it 8until today.”

27Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and 9the two of them made a covenant. 28Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?” 30He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a 10witness to me, that I dug this well.” 31Therefore he called that place 11Beersheba, because there the two of them took an oath. 32So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.