Then Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech and the two made a covenant.
Brothers, in human terms I say that no one can annul or amend even a human will once ratified.
They are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless.
After removing the nobles from the land, he then took one of the royal line And made a covenant with him, binding him under oath,
But the noble plan noble deeds, and in noble deeds they persist.
A secret gift allays anger, and a present concealed, violent wrath.
There are friends who bring ruin, but there are true friends more loyal than a brother.
Gifts clear the way for people, winning access to the great.
A bribe seems a charm to its user; at every turn it brings success.
Jonathan and David made a covenant, because Jonathan loved him as his very self.
Come, now, let us make a covenant, you and I; and it will be a treaty between you and me.”
A survivor came and brought the news to Abram the Hebrew, who was camping at the oak of Mamre the Amorite, a kinsman of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.
“I have no idea who did that,” Abimelech replied. “In fact, you never told me about it, nor did I ever hear of it until now.”
Abraham also set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock,