So they madea covenantat Beersheba;and Abimelechand Phicol,the commanderof his army,aroseand returnedto the landof the Philistines.
and Pathrusimand Casluhim(from whichcamethe Philistines)and Caphtorim.
Then a fugitivecameand toldAbramthe Hebrew.Now he was livingby the oaksof Mamrethe Amorite,brotherof Eshcoland brotherof Aner,and thesewere allieswith Abram.
Abrahamtooksheepand oxenand gavethem to Abimelech,and the twoof them madea covenant.
Thereforehe calledthat placeBeersheba,becausetherethe twoof them tookan oath.
[Abraham] planteda tamarisktreeat Beersheba,and therehe calledon the nameof the LORD,the EverlastingGod.
for he hadpossessionsof flocksand herdsand a greathousehold,so that the Philistinesenviedhim.
It cameabout, whenhe had been therea longtime,that Abimelechkingof the Philistineslookedout througha window,and saw,and behold,Isaacwas caressinghis wifeRebekah.
"So nowcome,let us makea covenant,you and I, and let it be a witnessbetweenyou and me."
"The Godof Abrahamand the Godof Nahor,the Godof their father,judgebetweenus." So Jacobsworeby the fearof his fatherIsaac.
Now when Pharaohhad letthe peoplego,Goddid not leadthem by the wayof the landof the Philistines,eventhoughit was near;for Godsaid,"The peoplemightchangetheir mindswhen they seewar,and returnto Egypt."
Now the sonsof Israelagaindidevilin the sightof the LORD,so that the LORDgavethem into the handsof the Philistinesfortyyears.
Then Jonathanmadea covenantwith Davidbecause he lovedhim as himself.
