Genesis 21:27

And Abraham taketh sheep and oxen, and giveth to Abimelech, and they make, both of them, a covenant;

Young's Literal Translation

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 saith, 'I have not known who hath done this thing, and even thou didst not declare to me, and I also, I have not heard save to-day.'

28and Abraham setteth seven Lambs of the flock by themselves.

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Cross References

Genesis 14:22and Abram saith unto the king of Sodom, 'I have lifted up my hand unto Jehovah, God Most High, possessing heaven and earth —

Genesis 26:31and rise early in the morning, and swear one to another, and Isaac sendeth them away, and they go from him in peace.

1 Samuel 18:3And Jonathan maketh — also David — a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

Proverbs 18:16The gift of a man maketh room for him, And before the great it leadeth him.

Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger, And a bribe in the bosom strong fury.

Ezekiel 17:13And he taketh of the seed of the kingdom, And maketh with him a covenant, And bringeth him in to an oath, And the mighty of the land he hath taken,

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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