Genesis 21:27

Geneva Bible (1560)

Then Abraham tooke sheepe and beeues, and gaue them vnto Abimelech: and they two made a couenant.

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  • Gen 14:22-23 : 22 And Abram said to the King of Sodom, I haue lift vp mine hand vnto the Lorde the most hie God possessor of heauen and earth, 23 That I will not take of all that is thine, so much as a threde or shoolatchet, lest thou shouldest say, I haue made Abram riche,
  • Gen 26:28-31 : 28 Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee. 29 If thou shalt do vs no hurt, as we haue not touched thee, and as we haue done vnto thee nothing but good, and sent thee away in peace: thou nowe, the blessed of the Lord, doe this. 30 Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke. 31 And they rose vp betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: then Izhak let them go, and they departed from him in peace.
  • Gen 31:44 : 44 Nowe therefore come and let vs make a couenant, I and thou, which may be a witnes betweene me and thee.
  • 1 Sam 18:3 : 3 Then Ionathan and Dauid made a couenant: for he loued him as his owne soule.
  • Prov 17:8 : 8 A rewarde is as a stone pleasant in the eyes of them that haue it: it prospereth, whithersoeuer it turneth.
  • Prov 18:16 : 16 A mans gift enlargeth him, and leadeth him before great men.
  • Prov 18:24 : 24 A man that hath friends, ought to shew him selfe friendly: for a friend is neerer then a brother.
  • Prov 21:14 : 14 A gift in secret pacifieth anger, and a gift in the bosome great wrath.
  • Isa 32:8 : 8 But the liberall man will deuise of liberall things, and he will continue his liberalitie.
  • Ezek 17:13 : 13 And hath taken one of the Kings seede, and made a couenant with him, & hath taken an othe of him: he hath also taken the princes of the land,
  • Rom 1:31 : 31 Without vnderstanding, couenant breakers, without naturall affection, such as can neuer be appeased, mercilesse.
  • Gal 3:15 : 15 Brethren, I speake as men do: though it be but a mans couenant, when it is confirmed, yet no man doeth abrogate it, or addeth any thing thereto.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Gen 21:28-32
    5 verses
    83%

    28And Abraham set seuen lambes of the flocke by themselues.

    29Then Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What meane these seuen lambes, which thou hast set by themselues?

    30And he answered, Because thou shalt receiue of mine hand these seuen lambes, that it may be a witnes vnto me, that I haue digged this well.

    31Wherefore the place is called Beer-sheba, because there they both sware.

    32Thus made they a couenant at Beer-sheba: afterward Abimelech and Phichol his chiefe captaine rose vp, and turned againe vnto the land of the Philistims.

  • Gen 20:14-15
    2 verses
    78%

    14Then tooke Abimelech sheepe & beeues, & men seruants, & women seruants, & gaue them vnto Abraham, and restored him Sarah his wife.

    15And Abimelech saide, Beholde, my land is before thee: dwell where it pleaseth thee.

  • Gen 21:22-26
    5 verses
    76%

    22And at that same time Abimelech and Phichol his chief captaine spake vnto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest.

    23Nowe therefore sweare vnto me here by God, that thou wilt not hurt me, nor my children, nor my childrens children: thou shalt deale with me, and with the countrey, where thou hast bene a stranger, according vnto the kindnesse that I haue shewed thee.

    24Then Abraham said, I will sweare.

    25And Abraham rebuked Abimelech for a well of water, which Abimelechs seruants had violently taken away.

    26And Abimelech saide, I knowe not who hath done this thing: also thou toldest me not, neither heard I of it but this day.

  • Gen 20:8-10
    3 verses
    73%

    8Then Abimelech rising vp early in ye morning, called all his seruants, and tolde all these things vnto them, and the men were sore afraid.

    9Afterward Abimelech called Abraham, and said vnto him, What hast thou done vnto vs? and what haue I offeded thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdome this great sinne? thou hast done things vnto me that ought not to be done.

    10So Abimelech said vnto Abraham, What sawest thou that thou hast done this thing?

  • Gen 18:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7And Abraham ranne to the beastes, and tooke a tender and good calfe, and gaue it to the seruant, who hasted to make it ready.

    8And he tooke butter and milke, and the calfe, which he had prepared, and set before them, and stoode himselfe by them vnder the tree, and they did eate.

  • Gen 20:2
    72%

    2And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. Then Abimelech King of Gerar sent and tooke Sarah.

  • Gen 31:9
    71%

    9Thus hath God taken away your fathers substance, and giuen it me.

  • Gen 20:17
    71%

    17Then Abraham prayed vnto God, and God healed Abimelech, and his wife, and his women seruants: and they bare children.

  • Gen 26:28
    71%

    28Who answered, Wee sawe certainely that the Lorde was with thee, and wee thought thus, Let there be nowe an othe betweene vs, euen betweene vs and thee, and let vs make a couenant with thee.

  • Gen 12:16
    71%

    16Who intreated Abram well for her sake, and he had sheepe, and beeues, and hee asses, and men seruants and maide seruants, and shee asses, and camelles.

  • Ps 105:9
    70%

    9Euen that which he made with Abraham, and his othe vnto Izhak:

  • Gen 32:14
    70%

    14Two hundreth shee goates & twenty hee goates, two hundreth ewes & twentie rammes:

  • Gen 15:9
    70%

    9Then he said vnto him, Take me an heifer of three yeeres olde, and a shee goate of three yeeres olde, and a ramme of three yeeres olde, a turtle doue also and a pigeon.

  • Gen 26:10
    70%

    10Then Abimelech said, Why hast thou done this vnto vs? one of the people had almost lien by thy wife, so shouldest thou haue brought sinne vpon vs.

  • Gen 26:30
    70%

    30Then hee made them a feast, and they dyd eate and drinke.

  • Gen 25:5
    70%

    5And Abraham gaue all his goods to Izhak,

  • Gen 22:8
    70%

    8Then Abraham answered, My sonne, God will prouide him a lambe for a burnt offering: so they went both together.

  • Gen 17:21
    70%

    21But my couenant will I establish with Izhak, which Sarah shall beare vnto thee, the next yeere at this season.

  • Gen 24:9
    70%

    9Then the seruant put his hand vnder the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him for this matter.

  • Gen 14:21
    69%

    21Then the King of Sodom saide to Abram, Giue me the persons, and take the goodes to thy selfe.

  • Gen 13:5
    69%

    5And Lot also, who went with Abram, had sheepe, and cattell and tentes,

  • Gen 30:31
    69%

    31Then he saide, What shal I giue thee? And Iaakob answered, Thou shalt giue mee nothing at all: if thou wilt doe this thing for mee, I will returne, feede, and keepe thy sheepe.

  • Gen 23:12
    69%

    12Then Abraham bowed himselfe before the people of the land,

  • Gen 22:19
    69%

    19Then turned Abraham againe vnto his seruants, and they rose vp & went together to Beer-sheba: and Abraham dwelt at Beer-sheba.

  • Gen 17:23
    69%

    23Then Abraham tooke Ishmael his sonne and all that were borne in his house, and all that was bought with his money, that is, euery man childe among the men of Abrahams house, and he circumcised the foreskinne of their flesh in that selfe same day, as God had comaunded him.