“And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.”
Abraham also complained to Abimelech about a well of water that Abimelech's servants had seized. Water rights in the ancient Near East were matters of survival and territorial claim. The seizure of the well is a threat to Abraham's household. The application: covenant relationships require the airing and resolution of specific grievances, not just general pledges of goodwill.
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