Verse 22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

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Referenced Verses

  • Exod 6:8 : 8 'And I will bring you to the land that I swore with uplifted hand to give to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. I will give it to you as a possession. I am the LORD.'
  • Dan 12:7 : 7 The man clothed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised both his right hand and his left hand toward heaven. He swore by him who lives forever, saying, "It will be for a time, times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has been finally broken, all these things will be completed."
  • Deut 32:40 : 40 For I lift My hand to the heavens and declare: As surely as I live forever,
  • Rev 10:5-6 : 5 Then the angel whom I saw standing on the sea and the land raised his hand to heaven. 6 He swore by Him who lives forever and ever, who created heaven and everything in it, the earth and everything in it, and the sea and everything in it, that there would be no more delay.
  • Ps 24:1 : 1 The earth and everything in it belong to the Lord, the world and all who live in it.
  • Ps 83:18 : 18 Let them be ashamed and dismayed forever; let them be disgraced and perish.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted One says—he who lives forever, whose name is holy: 'I dwell in a high and holy place, but also with the one who is contrite and lowly in spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite.'
  • Dan 4:34 : 34 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise, exalt, and glorify the King of Heaven, because all His works are true and His ways are just. He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
  • Gen 14:19-20 : 19 He blessed Abram and said, 'Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth. 20 And blessed be God Most High, who delivered your enemies into your hand.' And Abram gave him a tenth of everything.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, "I am God Almighty; walk before Me faithfully and be blameless."
  • Gen 21:23-31 : 23 Now swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me, my children, or my descendants. Show to me and the land where you have lived the same kindness I have shown to you. 24 Abraham said, 'I swear it.' 25 Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized. 26 But Abimelech said, 'I do not know who did this. You did not tell me, and I have only heard about it today.' 27 So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant. 28 Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs from the flock. 29 Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?' 30 He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.' 31 That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
  • Gen 21:33 : 33 Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
  • Judg 11:35 : 35 When he saw her, he tore his clothes and cried, 'Oh no, my daughter! You have brought me to my knees and made me miserable, for I have made a vow to the Lord that I cannot break.'
  • Hag 2:8 : 8 The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine—this is the declaration of the LORD of Hosts.