Another Treaty at Beersheba

From there he went up to Beersheba.

That night the Lord appeared to him and said,

"I am the God of your father Abraham.

Do not be afraid,

for I am with you;

I will bless you

and will increase the number of your descendants

for the sake of My servant Abraham."

Isaac built an altar there

and called on the name of the Lord.

There he pitched his tent,

and there his servants dug a well.

Meanwhile, Abimelech had come to him from Gerar,

with Ahuzzath his personal adviser

and Phicol the commander of his forces.

Isaac asked them,

"Why have you come to me,

since you were hostile to me and sent me away?"

They answered,

"We saw clearly that the Lord was with you;

so we said,

'There ought to be

a sworn agreement between us' -

between us and you.

Let us make a treaty with you

that you will do us no harm,

just as we did not molest you

but always treated you well

and sent you away in peace.

And now you are blessed by the Lord."

Isaac then made a feast for them,

and they ate and drank.

Early the next morning

the men swore an oath to each other.

Then Isaac sent them on their way,

and they left him in peace.

(Genesis 26:23-31)