18. Get up, take up the boy and take him with your hand, for I will make him a great nation.”
19. And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave a drink to the boy.
20. And God was with the boy, and he grew and lived in the wilderness. And he became an expert with a bow.
21. And he lived in the wilderness of Paran. And his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
22. And it happened that at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, “God is with you, in all that you do.
23. So now, swear to me here by God that you will not deal with me falsely, or with my descendants, or my posterity. According to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall pledge to do with me and with the land where you have dwelled as an alien.”
24. And Abraham said, “I swear.”
25. Then Abraham complained to Abimelech on account of the well of water that servants of Abimelech had seized.
26. And Abimelech said, “I do not know who did this thing, neither did you tell me, nor have I heard of it except for today.”
27. And Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. And the two of them made a covenant.