Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Genesis 21:25

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25-31. And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well —Wells were of great importance to a pastoral chief and on the successful operation of sinking a new one, the owner was solemnly informed in person. If, however, they were allowed to get out of repair, the restorer acquired a right to them. In unoccupied lands the possession of wells gave a right of property in the land, and dread of this had caused the offense for which Abraham reproved Abimelech. Some describe four, others five, wells in Beer-sheba. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-33" class="com-number"

Pericope (part_of)

• part_of pericope/per-gen-21-003

절 (explains)

bible-text/gen-21-25

Source

• source-manifest/jfb — Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)
• evidence_grade: T_theological