World English Bible
Genesis 21:29
“Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?”
Verse in context — Genesis 21
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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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