and Abimelek asked Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs you have set apart by themselves?”
But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?”
And when your children ask you, ‘What does this ceremony mean to you?’
Esau asked, “What’s the meaning of all these flocks and herds I met?” “To find favor in your eyes, my lord,” he said.
Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock,
He replied, “Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.”