28 Abraham separated seven ewe lambs from the flock, 29 and Abimelech asked him, “Why have you set apart these seven ewe lambs?” 30 He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand as my witness that I dug this well.”
Genesis 21:28–30
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Genesis 21:23–25
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Genesis 30:30–32
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Book of Jubilees 24:25–27
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Genesis 30:39–41
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