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The Book of Genesis, Chapter 21, Verse 29

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And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.
King James Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What [mean] these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
American Standard Version
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What mean these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?
New English Translation
Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
World English Bible
Abimelech said to Abraham, "What do these seven ewe lambs which you have set by themselves mean?"
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And he said, For [these] seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.
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Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them.
32
Thus they made a covenant at Beersheba: then Abimelech rose up, and Phichol the chief captain of his host, and they returned into the land of the Philistines.
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And [Abraham] planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the LORD, the everlasting God.
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And Abraham sojourned in the Philistines' land many days.
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And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, [here] I [am].
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And he said, Take now thy son, thine only [son] Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
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And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
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Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
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And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.