Genesis 21:27
And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
In Context
28And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,
Genesis 26:31And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.
1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
Proverbs 18:16A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
Proverbs 21:14By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
Ezekiel 17:13And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:23-33
Abimelech's Covenant with Abraham. ( b. c. 1892.) 22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest: 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham… Read the whole commentary →