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of marriage, if he proceeded without his mother's advice and consent.
21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran: and his mother took him
a wife out of the land of Egypt.
The Covenant between Abraham and Abimelech
22 And it came to pass at that time, that Abimelech and Phichol the
chief captain of his host spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with thee in all that thou doest:
The inducement to it was God's favour to Abraham (Ge 21:22): "God is with thee in all that thou doest, and we cannot but take notice of it." Note,
(1.) God in his providence sometimes shows his people such tokens for good that their neighbours cannot but take notice of it, Ps 86:17. Their affairs do so visibly prosper, and they have such remarkable success in their undertakings, that a
confession is extorted from all about them of God's presence with them.
(2.) It is good being in favour with those that are in
favour with God, and having an interest in those that have an interest in heaven, Zec 8:23. We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you. We do well for ourselves if we have fellowship with those that have fellowship with God, 1Jo 1:3.
23 now therefore swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal
falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son’s son: but