Genesis 21:27
So Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant.
Unlocked Literal 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
28Then Abraham set seven female lambs of the flock by themselves.
Cross References
Genesis 14:22Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have lifted up my hand to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
Genesis 26:31They rose early in the morning and swore an oath with each other. Then Isaac sent them away, and they left him in peace.
1 Samuel 18:3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant of friendship because Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
Proverbs 18:16A man's gift may open the way 1 and bring him before an important person. 1
Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret appeases anger 1 and a concealed gift appeases strong wrath. 1
Ezekiel 17:13Then he took a royal descendant, made a covenant with him, and brought him under an oath. He took away the powerful people 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 →