Genesis 21:28-32

A Treaty with Abimelech

28 Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock apart. 29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, "What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?" 30 He said, "These seven ewe lambs you will take from my hand, that this 1 may be a witness for me that I dug this well." 31 Therefore h that place was called Beersheba, 2 because there both of them swore an oath. 32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

  1. Cross References
    Genesis 26:33
    He called it Shibah; therefore the name of the city is Beersheba to this day.
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