23 Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.” 24 And Abraham replied, “I swear it.” 25 But when Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized,
Genesis 21:23–25
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Genesis 22:15–17
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Genesis 20:9–11
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Book of Jubilees 24:4–6
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Book of Jubilees 24:26–28
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