Read Genesis 21.22-34. In 21.22-34: Abraham reconciles with Abimelech. The Canaanite king Abimelech, who Abraham had earlier thought had no "fear of God" (20.11), shows a remarkable reverence towards Abraham's God and a willingness to reconcile a human conflict with Abraham. In verse 31: Beer-sheba can mean either "well of the oath" (referring to the loyalty between Abraham and Abimelech in vv. 22-24) or "well of seven" (referring to the seven ewe lambs Abraham gave to Abimlech in return for acknowledging that the well belonged to Abraham in vv. 28-30). In verse 33: The planting of the tamarisk tree establishes the site as a holy place of worship. Everlasting God ("El Olam") may have been the name of an earlier deity worshipped at the site that the story now appropriates as an additional title of the Lord. Comments or Questions..
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