The Hebrew proper name Achuzzath means 'possession' or 'group of holdings.' Ahuzzath was the friend and personal adviser (merea) who accompanied Abimelech, king of Gerar, when he came to make a covenant with Isaac at Beersheba.
The covenant at Beersheba in Genesis 26 demonstrates the principle of recognized blessing. Abimelech, a pagan king, acknowledged that 'the LORD has been with you' — a testimony to Isaac's integrity and God's faithfulness. Ahuzzath's presence as a friend and confidant signals the formal, witnessed nature of ancient Near Eastern treaties. Even secular rulers recognized when God's favor rested on a man. The name 'possession' fittingly accompanies a scene about land, wells, and covenant rights — all things God possesses and bestows.