Genesis 14:22

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have taken an oath to the Lord, the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth,

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  • Exod 6:8 : 8 And I will be your guide into the land which I made an oath to give to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob; and I will give it to you for your heritage: I am Yahweh.
  • Dan 12:7 : 7 Then in my hearing the man clothed in linen, who was over the river, lifting up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, took an oath by him who is living for ever that it would be a time, times, and a half; and when the power of the crusher of the holy people comes to an end, all these things will be ended.
  • Deut 32:40 : 40 For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,
  • Rev 10:5-6 : 5 And the angel which I saw taking his position on the sea and on the earth, put up his right hand to heaven, 6 And took his oath by him who is living for ever and ever, who made the heaven and the things in it, and the earth and the things in it, and the sea and the things in it, that there would be no more waiting:
  • Ps 24:1 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David.> The earth is the Lord's, with all its wealth; the world and all the people living in it.
  • Ps 83:18 : 18 So that men may see that you only, whose name is Yahweh, are Most High over all the earth.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
  • Dan 4:34 : 34 And at the end of the days, I, Nebuchadnezzar, lifting up my eyes to heaven, got back my reason, and, blessing the Most High, I gave praise and honour to him who is living for ever, whose rule is an eternal rule and whose kingdom goes on from generation to generation.
  • Gen 14:19-20 : 19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram: 20 And let the Most High God be praised, who has given into your hands those who were against you. Then Abram gave him a tenth of all the goods he had taken.
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord came to him, and said, I am God, Ruler of all; go in my ways and be upright in all things,
  • Gen 21:23-31 : 23 Now, then, give me your oath, in the name of God, that you will not be false to me or to my sons after me, but that as I have been good to you, so you will be to me and to this land where you have been living. 24 And Abraham said, I will give you my oath. 25 But Abraham made a protest to Abimelech because of a water-hole which Abimelech's servants had taken by force. 26 But Abimelech said, I have no idea who has done this thing; you never gave me word of it, and I had no knowledge of it till this day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement together. 28 And Abraham put seven young lambs of the flock on one side by themselves. 29 Then Abimelech said, What are these seven lambs which you have put on one side? 30 And he said, Take these seven lambs from me as a witness that I have made this water-hole. 31 So he gave that place the name Beer-sheba, because there the two of them had given their oaths.
  • Gen 21:33 : 33 And Abraham, after planting a holy tree in Beer-sheba, gave worship to the name of the Lord, the Eternal God.
  • Judg 11:35 : 35 And when he saw her he was overcome with grief, and said, Ah! my daughter! I am crushed with sorrow, and it is you who are the chief cause of my trouble; for I have made an oath to the Lord and I may not take it back.
  • Hag 2:8 : 8 The silver is mine and the gold is mine, says the Lord of armies.

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    19 And blessing him, said, May the blessing of the Most High God, maker of heaven and earth, be on Abram:

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    23 That I will not take so much as a thread or the cord of a shoe of yours; so that you may not say, I have given wealth to Abram:

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    1 After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Have no fear, Abram: I will keep you safe, and great will be your reward.

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    14 And the Lord had said to Abram, after Lot was parted from him, From this place where you are take a look to the north and to the south, to the east and to the west:

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    7 And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.

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    2 And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:

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    40 For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,

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    11 But the voice of the angel of the Lord came from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.

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    17 Come, go through all the land from one end to the other for I will give it to you.

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    9 And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

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    34 And he said, I am Abraham's servant.

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    9 Is not all the land before you? then let us go our separate ways: if you go to the left, I will go to the right; or if you take the right, I will go to the left.

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    7 And he said to him, I am the Lord, who took you from Ur of the Chaldees, to give you this land for your heritage.

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    22 And the men, turning from that place, went on to Sodom: but Abraham was still waiting before the Lord.

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    7 And Abraham got up and gave honour to the children of Heth, the people of that land.