Genesis 21:27

So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and made an agreement with each other.

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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

26Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing, neither have you told me nor have I heard of it until today.”

28But when Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves,

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Cross References

Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to the Lord, God Most High, Possessor of heaven and earth,

Genesis 26:31Then in the morning they arose early and took oaths with each other; and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.

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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