Genesis 21:33

Abraham planted a Tamarisk tree in Beersheba. He did this to mark the place where he prayed and showed respect to the one true God who lives forever.

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In The King James Version

And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.

In Context

32Then Abimelek and Fycol, the leader of his army, went back home to the country where the Philistines lived.

34Abraham and all his people lived in the land that belonged to the Philistines for a very long time. But they were always strangers in that country.

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Cross References

Genesis 12:8Later on, Abram left Shekem and went down south to the hill country that was on the east side of a town called Bethel. And he made his camp between Bethel and another town called Ai. Ai was on the east side and Bethel was on the west side of his camp. Right there Abram built another stone altar and prayed to God using God's name.

Genesis 26:25Isaac made an altar table made of stones, and burnt an animal on it to show the Lord respect. And it was there that Isaac called out to God and used God's name. Isaac got his workers to dig another waterhole, so that they could camp there for a while.

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 →

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