Genesis 21:28

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

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And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

In Context

27So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and made an agreement with each other.

29Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves?”

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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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