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Genesis 21:25-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 21:25-27
Holman Christian Standard Bible
25 But Abraham complained to Abimelech because of the water well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.(A)
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.(B)
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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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