And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them to Abimelech. And the two made a covenant.
Brothers (I speak according to a man), in the same way of a man, no man annuls or adds to a contract that has been ratified.
without understanding, untrustworthy, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful.
And he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land,
But a noble man devises noble things, and in noble things he shall continue.
A gift in secret pacifies anger, and a present in the bosom, strong wrath.
He who makes many friends [does it] to his own destruction, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.
A man's gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.
A bribe is a precious stone in the eyes of him who has it; wherever it turns, it prospers.
Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
And now come, let us make a covenant, I and thou, and let it be for a witness between me and thee.
And some man came who had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew. Now he dwelt by the oaks of Mamre, the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner. And these were allies with Abram.
And Abimelech said, I know not who has done this thing, neither did thou tell me, nor yet did I hear of it, but today.
And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.