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Genesis 21:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 21:26-28
Holman Christian Standard Bible
26 Abimelech replied, “I don’t know who did this thing. You didn’t report anything to me, so I hadn’t heard about it until today.”
27 Abraham took sheep and cattle[a] and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.(A) 28 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock.
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- Genesis 21:27 A covenant or treaty was regularly ratified by animal sacrifice (Gn 8:20–9:9; 15:9-17; Ex 24:8) and often involved an exchange of gifts (1Kg 15:19; Hs 12:1). The animals here could serve both purposes.
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