Genesis 21:27
So Abraham brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
Berean Standard Bible
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
28Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,
Cross References
Genesis 14:22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Genesis 26:31And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.
1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
Proverbs 18:16A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.
Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret soothes anger, and a covert bribe pacifies great wrath.
Ezekiel 17:13He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading 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 →