Genesis 21:22–33

Covenant with Abimelech

²²Now it came about at that time that ^aAbimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, “^bGod is with you in all that you do;

²³now therefore, ^aswear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but according to the kindness that I have shown to you, you shall show to me and to the land in which you have sojourned.”

²⁴Abraham said, “I swear it.”

²⁵But Abraham ¹complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech ^ahad seized.

²⁶And Abimelech said, “I do not know who has done this thing; you did not tell me, nor did I hear of it ¹until today.”

²⁷Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and ^athe two of them made a covenant.

²⁸Then Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

²⁹Abimelech said to Abraham, “What do these seven ewe lambs mean, which you have set by themselves?”

³⁰He said, “You shall take these seven ewe lambs from my hand so that it may be a ^awitness to me, that I dug this well.”

³¹Therefore he called that place ^aBeersheba, because there the two of them took an oath.

³²So they made a covenant at Beersheba; and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, arose and returned to the land of the Philistines.

³³Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at Beersheba, and there ^ahe called on the name of the Lord, the ^bEverlasting God.