Genesis 21:24

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Abraham said, I will give you my oath.

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Referenced Verses

  • Gen 14:13 : 13 And one who had got away from the fight came and gave word of it to Abram the Hebrew, who was living by the holy tree of Mamre, the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner, who were friends of Abram.
  • Rom 12:18 : 18 As far as it is possible for you be at peace with all men.
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 For men at all times make their oaths by what is greater; and any argument is ended by the decision of the oath.

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  • Gen 21:22-23
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    22 Now at that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the captain of his army, said to Abraham, I see that God is with you in all you do.

    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.

  • 16 Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,

  • Gen 24:5-9
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    5 And the servant said, If by chance the woman will not come with me into this land, am I to take your son back again to the land from which you came?

    6 And Abraham said, Take care that you do not let my son go back to that land.

    7 The Lord God of heaven, who took me from my father's house and from the land of my birth, and made an oath to me, saying, To your seed I will give this land: he will send his angel before you and give you a wife for my son in that land.

    8 And if the woman will not come with you, then you are free from this oath; only do not take my son back there.

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

  • Gen 24:1-3
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    1 Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.

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

    3 And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

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

  • Heb 6:13-14
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    13 For when God made his oath to Abraham, because there was no greater oath, he made it by himself,

    14 Saying, Be certain that I will give you my blessing, and make your numbers very great.

  • Gen 21:25-27
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    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.

  • 73 The oath which he made to Abraham, our father,

  • 37 And my master made me take an oath, saying, Do not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

  • 53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, be our judge. Then Jacob took an oath by the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 20:10-11
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    10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, Why did you do this thing?

    11 And Abraham said, Because it seemed to me that there was no fear of God in this place, and that they might put me to death because of my wife.

  • Gen 21:29-31
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    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.

  • 41 And you will be free from your oath to me when you come to my people; and if they will not give her to you, you will be free from your oath.

  • 22 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,

  • 21 But my agreement will be with Isaac, to whom Sarah will give birth a year from this time.

  • 3 Keep in this land, and I will be with you and give you my blessing; for to you and to your seed will I give all these lands, giving effect to the oath which I made to your father Abraham;

  • 9 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 21 And now I am certain that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be made strong under your authority.

  • 16 The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac;

  • 4 As for me, my agreement is made with you, and you will be the father of nations without end.

  • 14 So Ephron said to Abraham,

  • 1 Now after these things, God put Abraham to the test, and said to him, Abraham; and he said, Here am I.

  • Gen 17:18-19
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    18 And Abraham said to God, If only Ishmael's life might be your care!

    19 And God said, Not so; but Sarah, your wife, will have a son, and you will give him the name Isaac, and I will make my agreement with him for ever and with his seed after him.

  • 12 And he said, O Lord, the God of my master Abraham, let me do well in what I have undertaken this day, and give your mercy to my master Abraham.

  • 31 And he said, Take an oath to me; and he took an oath to him: and Israel gave worship on the bed's head.

  • 28 And they said, We saw clearly that the Lord was with you: so we said, Let there be an oath between us and you, and let us make an agreement with you;

  • 12 So now, will you give me your oath by the Lord, that, because I have been kind to you, you will be kind to my father's house,

  • 19 For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.

  • 23 Then King Solomon took an oath by the Lord, saying, May God's punishment be on me if Adonijah does not give payment for these words with his life.

  • 9 And God said to Abraham, On your side, you are to keep the agreement, you and your seed after you through all generations.