“And he said, For these seven ewe lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well.”
Abraham answers: accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well. The lambs function as a legal title deed — witnessed, transferred, accepted evidence of ownership. The practical resolution of the water dispute is embedded in the treaty ceremony. The application: covenant relationships address not only general goodwill but the specific practical matters that would otherwise become future conflicts.
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