Genesis 21:24

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Abraham said, 'I swear it.'

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  • Gen 14:13 : 13 Then a fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew, who was living near the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, a brother of Eshcol and Aner; these were allies of Abram.
  • Rom 12:18 : 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 People swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath confirms what is said and puts an end to all argument.

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  • Gen 21:22-23
    2 verses
    85%

    22At that time, Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham, 'God is with you in everything you do.'

    23Now 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.

  • Gen 22:16
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    16and said, 'By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son,

  • Gen 24:5-9
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    79%

    5The servant said to him, "What if the woman is unwilling to come back with me to this land? Should I then take your son back to the land you came from?"

    6Abraham said to him, "Make sure that you do not take my son back there.

    7The Lord, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's household and my native land, who spoke to me and swore to me, saying, 'To your descendants I will give this land,' will send His angel before you so that you can find a wife for my son there.

    8If the woman is unwilling to come back with you, then you will be released from this oath of mine. But do not take my son back there."

    9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

  • Gen 24:1-3
    3 verses
    79%

    1Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the Lord had blessed Abraham in every way.

    2Abraham said to his servant, the eldest in his household who managed all he owned, "Please, place your hand under my thigh.

    3I want you to swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not choose a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living.

  • Gen 24:34
    76%

    34So he said, "I am Abraham’s servant.

  • Heb 6:13-14
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    76%

    13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He could swear by no one greater, He swore by Himself,

    14saying, 'Surely I will bless you abundantly and multiply your descendants greatly.'

  • Gen 21:25-27
    3 verses
    75%

    25Then Abraham rebuked Abimelech about the well of water that Abimelech’s servants had seized.

    26But Abimelech said, 'I do not know who did this. You did not tell me, and I have only heard about it today.'

    27So Abraham took sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and the two of them made a covenant.

  • Luke 1:73
    75%

    73the oath that He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us:

  • Gen 24:37
    74%

    37My master made me swear an oath, saying, 'You must not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I live.

  • Gen 31:53
    74%

    53May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.' So Jacob took an oath in the name of the Fear of his father Isaac.

  • Gen 20:10-11
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    74%

    10And Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What was your reason for doing this?'

    11Abraham replied, 'I thought, Surely there is no fear of God in this place, and they will kill me because of my wife.'

  • Gen 21:29-31
    3 verses
    74%

    29Abimelech asked Abraham, 'What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart by themselves?'

    30He replied, 'Accept these seven lambs from my hand as a witness that I dug this well.'

    31That is why the place was called Beersheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.

  • Gen 24:41
    73%

    41'You will be released from my oath if you go to my family and they refuse to give her to you. Then you will be free from my oath.'

  • Gen 14:22
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    22But Abram said to the king of Sodom, 'I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

  • Gen 17:21
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    21But I will establish My covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year.

  • Gen 26:3
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    3Stay in this land, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your descendants and will fulfill the oath I swore to Abraham your father.

  • Ps 105:9
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    9The covenant He made with Abraham, and His oath to Isaac.

  • 1 Sam 24:21
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    21Now I know that you will surely be king, and the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.

  • 1 Chr 16:16
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    16The covenant he made with Abraham, and the oath he swore to Isaac.

  • Gen 17:4
    72%

    4"As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.

  • Gen 23:14
    72%

    14Ephron answered Abraham,

  • Gen 22:1
    71%

    1After these events, God tested Abraham and said to him, 'Abraham!' And he replied, 'Here I am.'

  • Gen 17:18-19
    2 verses
    71%

    18And Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael might live under Your blessing!"

    19Then God said, "Yes, but your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will call him Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Gen 24:12
    71%

    12Then he prayed, "Lord, God of my master Abraham, please grant me success today and show kindness to my master Abraham."

  • Gen 47:31
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    31Jacob said, 'Swear to me.' So Joseph swore to him, and Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

  • Gen 26:28
    71%

    28They replied, "We have clearly seen that the LORD has been with you. So we said, 'There should now be an oath between us and you; let us make a covenant with you.'"

  • Josh 2:12
    71%

    12Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

  • Gen 18:19
    70%

    19For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.

  • 1 Kgs 2:23
    70%

    23Then King Solomon took an oath by the LORD: 'May God punish me ever so severely if Adonijah has not made this request at the cost of his own life!

  • Gen 17:9
    70%

    9Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you for the generations to come.