Genesis 21:24
Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”
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- Gen 14:13 : 13 A fugitive came and told Abram the Hebrew. Now Abram was living by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshcol and Aner.(All these were allied by treaty with Abram.)
- Rom 12:18 : 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all people.
- Heb 6:16 : 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
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22At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do.
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5The servant asked him,“What if the woman is not willing to come back with me to this land? Must I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”
6“Be careful never to take my son back there!” Abraham told him.
7“The LORD, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house and the land of my relatives, promised me with a solemn oath,‘To your descendants I will give this land.’ He will send his angel before you so that you may find a wife for my son from there.
8But if the woman is not willing to come back with you, you will be free from this oath of mine. But you must not take my son back there!”
9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.
- Gen 24:1-33 verses79%
1The Wife for Isaac Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in everything.
2Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh
3so that I may make you solemnly promise by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth: You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living.
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34“I am the servant of Abraham,” he began.
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13Now when God made his promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,
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25But Abraham lodged a complaint against Abimelech concerning a well that Abimelech’s servants had seized.
26“I do not know who has done this thing,” Abimelech replied.“Moreover, you did not tell me. I did not hear about it until today.”
27Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.
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73the oath that he swore to our ancestor Abraham. This oath grants
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37My master made me swear an oath. He said,‘You must not acquire a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I am living,
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10Then Abimelech asked Abraham,“What prompted you to do this thing?”
11Abraham replied,“Because I thought,‘Surely no one fears God in this place. They will kill me because of my wife.’
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29Abimelech asked Abraham,“What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs that you have set apart?”
30He replied,“You must take these seven ewe lambs from my hand as legal proof that I dug this well.”
31That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there.
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41You will be free from your oath if you go to my relatives and they will not give her to you. Then you will be free from your oath.’
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22But Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“I raise my hand to the LORD, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
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21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”
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3Stay in this land. Then I will be with you and will bless you, for I will give all these lands to you and to your descendants, and I will fulfill the solemn promise I made to your father Abraham.
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9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!
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4“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
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14Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him,
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18Abraham said to God,“O that Ishmael might live before you!”
19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.
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12He prayed,“O LORD, God of my master Abraham, guide me today. Be faithful to my master Abraham.
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31Jacob said,“Swear to me that you will do so.” So Joseph gave him his word. Then Israel bowed down at the head of his bed.
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28They replied,“We could plainly see that the LORD is with you. So we decided there should be a pact between us– between us and you. Allow us to make a treaty with you
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12So now, promise me this with an oath sworn in the LORD’s name. Because I have shown allegiance to you, show allegiance to my family. Give me a solemn pledge
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19I have chosen him so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just. Then the LORD will give to Abraham what he promised him.”
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23King Solomon then swore an oath by the LORD,“May God judge me severely, if Adonijah does not pay for this request with his life!
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9Then God said to Abraham,“As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.