Genesis 21:28 meaning and explanation
Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock,
Genesis 21:28, Berean Standard Bible
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Abraham has just made a covenant with Abimelech, the Philistine king, after a dispute over a well his servants had seized. Setting apart seven ewe lambs from his flock is a symbolic act: the number seven echoes the Hebrew word shava, to swear, and the place is named Beersheba, the well of the oath.
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