Abraham's Treaty at Beersheba

At that time Abimelech came to speak with Abraham, and Phicol, the captain of his army, came with him. Abimelech said that he could see God was with Abraham in all he did. Then he asked Abraham to make a solemn promise not to deal falsely with him, his children, or his grandchildren, but to show the same kindness to him and to the land where Abraham was living as a foreigner.

Abraham agreed to swear the oath. But he also raised a complaint. A well of water had been taken by force by Abimelech's servants. Abimelech answered that he did not know who had done it. He said Abraham had not told him before, and he himself had only heard of it that day.

Then Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two men made a covenant together. Abraham also set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock. When Abimelech asked what these seven lambs meant, Abraham explained that Abimelech was to accept them as a witness that Abraham had dug the well.

That place was called Beersheba because there the two of them swore an oath. After they made the covenant at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol returned to the land of the Philistines.

After this, Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba. There he called on the name of Yahweh, the Everlasting God. Abraham continued to live as a foreigner in the land of the Philistines for many days. How did Abraham seek both justice about the well and peace with his neighbour?