Genesis 21:27

And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave to Abimelech,—and they two solemnised a covenant

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

26And Abimelech said, I know not, who hath done this thing,—nor hast even thou, ever told me, nor have even I, ever heard, save to-day.

28So then Abraham set seven young sheep of the flock by them-selves,

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Cross References

Genesis 14:22And Abram said unto the king of Sodom,—I have lifted up my hand unto Yahweh GOD Most High, possessor of [the] heavens and earth:

Genesis 26:31and rose up early in the morning, and took an oath each man to his brother, so Isaac let them go, and they departed from him in peace.

1 Samuel 18:3And Jonathan and David solemnised a covenant,—because he loved him as his own soul.

Proverbs 18:16The gift of a man, maketh room for him, and, before great men, setteth him down.

Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret, quencheth anger, and, a present in the bosom, mighty wrath.

Ezekiel 17:13Yea took of the seed royal And solemnised with him a covenant, And brought him into an oath, Also the mighty ones of the land, did he take.

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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