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And it came to passe at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his hoste spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

Now therefore sweare vnto mee here by God, that thou wilt not deale falsly with me, nor with my sonne, nor with my sonnes sonne: but according to the kindnesse that I haue done vnto thee, thou shalt doe vnto me, and to the land wherein thou hast soiourned.

And Abraham saide, I will sweare.

And Abraham reproued Abimelech, because of a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

And Abimelech saide, I wote not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.

And Abraham tooke sheepe and oxen, and gaue them vnto Abimelech: and both of them made a couenant.

And Abraham set seuen ewe lambes of the flocke by themselues.

And Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen ewe lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?

And he said, For these seuen ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witnesse vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

Wherefore he called that place, Beer-sheba: because there they sware both of them.

Thus they made a couenant at Beeer-sheba: then Abimelech rose vp, and Phichol the chiefe captaine of his hoste, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.

And Abraham planted a groue in Beer-sheba, and called there on the Name of the LORD, the euerlasting God.

And Abraham soiourned in the Philistines land, many dayes.