Genesis 21:29-31

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²⁹ Abimelech asked Abraham, “Why did you put these seven female lambs by themselves?”

³⁰ Abraham answered, “Accept these lambs from ·me [^Lmy hand] to ·prove that you believe [verify/witness that] I dug this well.”

³¹ So that place was called Beersheba [21:14; ^Cmeaning either “well of seven” or “well of promise”] because they ·made a promise to each other [swore an oath] there.