Genesis 21:30 — Meaning and Application

And Abraham set seven ewe lambs of the flock by themselves.

And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What {mean} these seven ewe lambs which thou hast set by themselves?

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.

Wherefore he called that place Beersheba; because there they sware both of them. {Beersheba: that is, The well of the oath}

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.