Genesis 21:24
Verse 24 of 34. The 21st of 50 chapters in Genesis, in The Law.
20And God was with the lad; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer.
21And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egypt.
22And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
23Now therefore swear unto me here by God that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
24And Abraham said, I will swear.
25And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.
26And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day.
27And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.
28And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
Genesis 21:24 in the World English Bible
Abraham said, “I will swear.”Read Genesis 21:24 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:24
He was ready to enter into this league with Abimelech, finding him to be a man of honour and conscience, and that had the fear of God before his eyes: I will swear, v. 24. Note, (1.) Religion does not make men morose and unconversable; I am sure it ought not.
Read Matthew Henry on Genesis 21:22–32: Abimelech's Covenant with Abraham. (b. c. 1892.)
Pray Genesis 21:24 with someone reading it aloud.
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