In previous visits we’ve seen that God is understood through His names. A reference where this is true is Genesis 21:33: “Abraham planted a tamarisk tree at
This is an interesting event. Abraham and Abimelech came to a mutually agreed upon peace treaty. Later they had a dispute. Abimelech’s men seized a well Abraham’s men had dug. When confronted Abimelech confessed he didn’t know what his men did. Abraham accepted his confession and “brought sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two men made another treaty. Abraham offered “seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.” This was accepted, and they called the place
Abimelech left and went back to the land of the Philistines. Then Abraham did something to seal in his own mind what had transpired. He planted a tamarisk tree at