Genesis 21:22

20 So God ^awas with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness, ^band became an archer.

21 He dwelt in the Wilderness of Paran; and his mother ^atook a wife for him from the land of Egypt.

A Covenant with Abimelech

22 And it came to pass at that time that ^aAbimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spoke to Abraham, saying, ^b“God is with you in all that you do.

23 Now therefore, ^aswear to me by God that you will not deal falsely with me, with my offspring, or with my posterity; but that according to the kindness that I have done to you, you will do to me and to the land in which you have dwelt.”

24 And Abraham said, “I will swear.”

25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water which Abimelech’s servants ^ahad seized.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Genesis 21:22

At that time - This may either refer to the transactions recorded in the preceding chapter, or to the time of Ishmael' s marriage, but most probably to the former.

God is with thee - meimera daiya , the Word of Jehovah; see before, Genesis 15:1. That the Chaldee paraphrasts use this term, not for a word spoken, but in the same sense in which St. John uses the , the Word of God, (John 1:1), must be evident to every unprejudiced reader. See on Genesis 15:1 (note).

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