Genesis 21:27
And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together.
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- Gen 14:22-23 : 22 But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, 23 That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:
- Gen 26:28-31 : 28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you; 29 That you will do us no damage, even as we put no hand on you, and did you nothing but good, and sent you away in peace: and now the blessing of the Lord is on you. 30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink. 31 And early in the morning they took an oath one to the other: then Isaac sent them away and they went on their way in peace.
- Gen 31:44 : 44 Come, let us make an agreement, you and I; and let it be for a witness between us.
- 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Jonathan and David made an agreement together, because of Jonathan's love for David.
- Prov 17:8 : 8 An offering of money is like a stone of great price in the eyes of him who has it: wherever he goes, he does well.
- Prov 18:16 : 16 A man's offering makes room for him, letting him come before great men.
- Prov 18:24 : 24 There are friends who may be a man's destruction, but there is a lover who keeps nearer than a brother.
- Prov 21:14 : 14 By a secret offering wrath is turned away, and the heat of angry feelings by money in the folds of the robe.
- Isa 32:8 : 8 But the noble-hearted man has noble purposes, and by these he will be guided.
- Ezek 17:13 : 13 And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:
- Rom 1:31 : 31 Without knowledge, not true to their undertakings, unkind, having no mercy:
- Gal 3:15 : 15 Brothers, as men would say, even a man's agreement, when it has been made certain, may not be put on one side, or have additions made to it.
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- Gen 21:28-325 verses83%
28 And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves.
29 Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side?
30 And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole.
31 So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
32 So they made an agreement at Beer-sheba, and Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, went back to the land of the Philistines.
- Gen 20:14-152 verses78%
14 Then Abimelech gave to Abraham sheep and oxen and men-servants and women-servants, and gave him back his wife Sarah.
15 And Abimelech said, See, all my land is before you; take whatever place seems good to you.
- Gen 21:22-265 verses76%
22 Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.
23 Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living.
24 And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.
25 But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force.
26 But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day.
- Gen 20:8-103 verses73%
8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and sent for all his servants and gave them word of these things, and they were full of fear.
9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?
- Gen 18:7-82 verses73%
7 And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
8 And he took butter and milk and the young ox which he had made ready and put it before them, waiting by them under the tree while they took food.
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2 And Abraham said of Sarah, his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech, king of Gerar, sent and took Sarah.
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9 So God has taken away your father's cattle and has given them to me.
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17 Then Abraham made prayer to God, and God made Abimelech well again, and his wife and his women-servants, so that they had children.
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28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;
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16 And because of her, he was good to Abram, and he had sheep and oxen and asses, and men-servants and women-servants, and camels.
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9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;
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14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred females and twenty males from the sheep,
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9 And he said, Take a young cow of three years old, and a she-goat of three years old, and a sheep of three years old, and a dove and a young pigeon.
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10 Then Abimelech said, What have you done to us? one of the people might well have had connection with your wife, and the sin would have been ours.
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30 Then he made a feast for them, and they all had food and drink.
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5 Now Abraham gave all his property to Isaac;
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8 And Abraham said, God himself will give the lamb for the burned offering: so they went on together.
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21 But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.
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9 And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.
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21 And the king of Sodom said to Abram, Give me the prisoners and take the goods for yourself.
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5 And Lot, who went with him, had flocks and herds and tents;
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31 And Laban said, What am I to give you? And Jacob said, Do not give me anything; but I will again take up the care of your flock if you will only do this for me:
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12 And Abraham went down on his face before the people of the land.
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19 Then Abraham went back to his young men and they went together to Beer-sheba, the place where Abraham was living.
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23 And Abraham took Ishmael, his son, and all whose birth had taken place in his house, and all his servants whom he had made his for a price, every male of his house, and on that very day he gave them circumcision in the flesh of their private parts as God had said to him.