Genesis 26:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

They 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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  • Gen 21:22-23 : 22 At that time Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, said to Abraham,“God is with you in all that you do. 23 Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”
  • Gen 21:31-32 : 31 That is why he named that place Beer Sheba, because the two of them swore an oath there. 32 So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
  • Gen 24:3 : 3 so 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.
  • Gen 24:41 : 41 You 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.’
  • Gen 31:49-53 : 49 It was also called Mizpah because he said,“May the LORD watch between us when we are out of sight of one another. 50 If you mistreat my daughters or if you take wives besides my daughters, although no one else is with us, realize that God is witness to your actions.” 51 “Here is this pile of stones and this pillar I have set up between me and you,” Laban said to Jacob. 52 “This pile of stones and the pillar are reminders that I will not pass beyond this pile to come to harm you and that you will not pass beyond this pile and this pillar to come to harm me. 53 May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.
  • Gen 39:5 : 5 From the time Potiphar appointed him over his household and over all that he owned, the LORD blessed the Egyptian’s household for Joseph’s sake. The blessing of the LORD was on everything that he had, both in his house and in his fields.
  • Josh 3:7 : 7 The LORD told Joshua,“This very day I will begin to honor you before all Israel so they will know that I am with you just as I was with Moses.
  • 2 Chr 1:1 : 1 ¶ The Lord Gives Solomon Wisdom Solomon son of David solidified his royal authority, for the LORD his God was with him and magnified him greatly.
  • Isa 45:14 : 14 The Lord is the Nations’ Only Hope This is what the LORD says:“The profit of Egypt and the revenue of Ethiopia, along with the Sabeans, those tall men, will be brought to you and become yours. They will walk behind you, coming along in chains. They will bow down to you and pray to you:‘Truly God is with you; he has no peer; there is no other God!’”
  • Isa 60:14 : 14 The children of your oppressors will come bowing to you; all who treated you with disrespect will bow down at your feet. They will call you,‘The City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’
  • Isa 61:6 : 6 You will be called,‘the LORD’s priests, servants of our God.’ You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.
  • Isa 61:9 : 9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will recognize that the LORD has blessed them.”
  • Rom 8:31 : 31 What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
  • 1 Cor 14:25 : 25 The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring,“God is really among you.”
  • Heb 6:16 : 16 For people swear by something greater than themselves, and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.
  • Heb 13:5 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.”

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    29so that you will not do us any harm, just as we have not harmed you, but have always treated you well before sending you away in peace. Now you are blessed by the LORD.”

    30So Isaac held a feast for them and they celebrated.

    31Early in the morning the men made a treaty with each other. Isaac sent them off; they separated on good terms.

  • Gen 31:44
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    44So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement, you and I, and it will be proof that we have made peace.”

  • Gen 26:27
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    27Isaac asked them,“Why have you come to me? You hate me and sent me away from you.”

  • Josh 2:17
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    17The men said to her,“We are not bound by this oath you made us swear unless the following conditions are met:

  • 1 Chr 16:16-17
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    16the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

    17He gave it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as a lasting promise,

  • Num 10:31-32
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    31Moses said,“Do not leave us, because you know places for us to camp in the wilderness, and you could be our guide.

    32And if you come with us, it is certain that whatever good things the LORD will favor us with, we will share with you as well.”

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    24The LORD appeared to him that night and said,“I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of my servant Abraham.”

  • Gen 26:2-3
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    2The LORD appeared to Isaac and said,“Do not go down to Egypt; settle down in the land that I will point out to you.

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  • Deut 29:12-14
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    12so that you may enter by oath into the covenant the LORD your God is making with you today.

    13Today he will affirm that you are his people and that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore by oath to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

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    9the promise he made to Abraham, the promise he made by oath to Isaac!

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    6They came to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal and said to him and the men of Israel,“We have come from a distant land. Make a treaty with us.”

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    53May the God of Abraham and the god of Nahor, the gods of their father, judge between us.” Jacob took an oath by the God whom his father Isaac feared.

  • 1 Sam 20:23
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    23With regard to the matter that you and I discussed, the LORD is the witness between us forever!”

  • Gen 21:22-24
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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.

    23Now swear to me right here in God’s name that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. Show me, and the land where you are staying, the same loyalty that I have shown you.”

    24Abraham said,“I swear to do this.”

  • Gen 44:7
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    7They answered him,“Why does my lord say such things? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing!

  • Josh 22:27-28
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    27but as a reminder to us and you, and to our descendants who follow us, that we will honor the LORD in his very presence with burnt offerings, sacrifices, and tokens of peace. Then in the future your descendants will not be able to say to our descendants,‘You have no right to worship the LORD.’

    28We said,‘If in the future they say such a thing to us or to our descendants, we will reply,“See the model of the LORD’s altar that our ancestors made, not for burnt offerings or sacrifices, but as a reminder to us and you.”’

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  • Gen 28:4
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    4May he give you and your descendants the blessing he gave to Abraham so that you may possess the land God gave to Abraham, the land where you have been living as a temporary resident.”

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    27Abraham took some sheep and cattle and gave them to Abimelech. The two of them made a treaty.

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    16Then Abimelech said to Isaac,“Leave us and go elsewhere, for you have become much more powerful than we are.”

  • Jer 42:5
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    50Then Laban and Bethuel replied,“This is the LORD’s doing. Our wishes are of no concern.

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