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Genesis
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English: World English Bible |
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Genesis 21 [Context] [Commentary] [Map] 
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It happened at that time, that Abimelech and Phicol the captain of his army spoke to Abraham, saying, "God is with you in all that you do. |
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Now, therefore, swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son. But according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me, and to the land in which you have lived as a foreigner." |
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Abraham said, "I will swear." |
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Abraham complained to Abimelech because of a water well, which Abimelech's servants had violently taken away. |
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Abimelech said, "I don't know who has done this thing. Neither did you tell me, neither did I hear of it, until today." |
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Abraham took sheep and cattle, and gave them to Abimelech. Those two made a covenant. |
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Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves. |
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Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?" |
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He said, "You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand, that it may be a witness to me, that I have dug this well." |
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Therefore he called that place Beersheba, because they both swore there. |
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So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Abimelech rose up with Phicol, the captain of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. |
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Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and called there on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. |
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Abraham lived as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines many days. |
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