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according to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do unto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned.
The tenour of it was, in general, that there should
be a firm and constant friendship between the two families, which should not upon any account be violated. This bond of friendship must be strengthened by the bond of an oath, in which the true God was appealed to, both as a witness of their sincerity and an avenger in case either side were
treacherous, Ge 21:23. Observe,
(1.) He desires the entail of this league upon his
posterity and the extension of it to his people. He would have his son, and his son's son, and his land likewise, to have the benefit of it. Good men should secure an alliance and communion with the favourites of Heaven, not for themselves only, but for theirs also.
(2.) He reminds Abraham of the fair treatment he had found among them: According to the kindness
I have done unto thee. As those that have received kindness must return it, so those that have shown kindness may expect it.
24 And Abraham said, I will swear.
It is consented to by Abraham, with a particular clause inserted about a well. In Abraham's part of this transaction observe,