Genesis 21:27
So Abraham brought some sheep and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a ◄treaty/peace agreement►.
Translation for Translators
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 female lambs from his flock.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have solemnly promised [MTY] to Yahweh, the Supreme God, the one who created heaven and earth,
Genesis 26:31Early the next morning they all ◄swore/solemnly promised► each other that they would do what they had promised. Then Isaac sent them home peacefully.
1 Samuel 18:3Because Jonathan loved David so much, he made a solemn agreement with David. They promised each other that they would always be loyal friends.
Proverbs 18:16If you take a gift to an important person, that will open the way to allow you to talk to him.
Proverbs 21:14When someone is angry with you, if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
Ezekiel 17:13Then he took one of the king’s close relatives and appointed him to be the king, and made an agreement with him, forcing him to solemnly promise to remain loyal. The King of Babylon also took to Babylon the other important citizens of Judah,
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 →