Genesis 21:25-31 ▼

25 But then Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized.

26 |I don't know who did this thing,| Abimelech replied. |You didn't report this to me, and I didn't hear about it until today.|

27 So Abraham took sheep and oxen and presented them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

28 Then Abraham set aside seven ewe lambs,

29 so Abimelech asked Abraham, |What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set aside?|

30 He replied, |You are to accept from me these seven ewe lambs as a witness that I have dug this well.|

31 Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba, because the two of them swore an oath.