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32 So they made a treaty at Beersheba. Then Abimelek got up with Phicol, the commander of his army, and they returned into the land of the Philistines. 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he proclaimed[a] the name of the Lord, the Eternal God. 34 Abraham lived as an alien in the land of the Philistines for a long time.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 21:33 Or called on
  2. Genesis 21:34 Literally for many days. In Hebrew this can cover months or even years.

32 After the treaty(A) had been made at Beersheba,(B) Abimelek and Phicol the commander of his forces(C) returned to the land of the Philistines.(D) 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree(E) in Beersheba, and there he called on the name of the Lord,(F) the Eternal God.(G) 34 And Abraham stayed in the land of the Philistines(H) for a long time.

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