Genesis 21
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Genesis 21:22-34

22Now it came about at that time that 1Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “2God is with you in all that you do; 23so now, 3swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my descendants, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have resided.” 24Abraham said, “I swear it.” 25But Abraham 4complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech 5had seized. 26And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it 6until today.”

27So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and 7the two of them made a covenant. 28But Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. 29Then Abimelech 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 8witness for me, that I dug this well.” 31Therefore he called that place 910Beersheba, 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, got up and returned to the land of the Philistines. 33Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there 11he called on the name of the Lord, the 12Everlasting God. 34And Abraham resided 13in the land of the Philistines for many days.

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Notes

  1. 1. Genesis 21:22 Gen 20:2, 14; 26:26 ↩
  2. 2. Genesis 21:22 Gen 26:28; Is 8:10 ↩
  3. 3. Genesis 21:23 Josh 2:12; 1 Sam 24:21 ↩
  4. 4. Genesis 21:25 Lit rebuked ↩
  5. 5. Genesis 21:25 Gen 26:15, 18, 20-22 ↩
  6. 6. Genesis 21:26 Lit except ↩
  7. 7. Genesis 21:27 Gen 26:31 ↩
  8. 8. Genesis 21:30 Gen 31:48 ↩
  9. 9. Genesis 21:31 I.e., well of an oath ↩
  10. 10. Genesis 21:31 Gen 21:14; 26:33 ↩
  11. 11. Genesis 21:33 Gen 12:8 ↩
  12. 12. Genesis 21:33 Ex 15:18; Deut 32:40; Ps 90:2; 93:2; Is 40:28; Jer 10:10; Hab 1:12; Heb 13:8 ↩
  13. 13. Genesis 21:34 Gen 22:19 ↩

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