14Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15And the children of Israel said unto theLord, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. ...
The format of the oaths incident to the treaties in these two accords is criticized by the Rashbam, who faults Abraham for binding future generations. Rather than a theoretical chastisement of impropriety of a Patriarch for not trusting Gd, it appears the Rashbam's concerns are well founded, ...