Genesis 24:3

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Genesis 24:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible

1 By now Abraham was old and well along in years, and the LORD had blessed him in every way.

2 So Abraham instructed the chief servant of his household, who managed all he owned, “Place your hand under my thigh,

3 and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,

4 but will go to my country and my kindred to take a wife for my son Isaac.”

5 The servant asked him, “What if the woman is unwilling to follow me to this land? Shall I then take your son back to the land from which you came?”

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Genesis 21:23

Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.”

Genesis 26:28

“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you

Genesis 26:29

that you will not harm us, just as we have not harmed you but have done only good to you, sending you on your way in peace. And now you are blessed by the LORD.”

Genesis 26:30

So Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.

Genesis 26:31

And they got up early the next morning and swore an oath to each other. Then Isaac sent them on their way, and they left him in peace.

Genesis 31:44

Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”

Genesis 31:45

So Jacob picked out a stone and set it up as a pillar,

Genesis 31:46

and he said to his relatives, “Gather some stones.” So they took stones and made a mound, and there by the mound they ate.

Genesis 31:47

Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha, and Jacob called it Galeed.

Genesis 31:48

Then Laban declared, “This mound is a witness between you and me this day.” Therefore the place was called Galeed.

Genesis 31:49

It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

Genesis 31:50

If you mistreat my daughters or take other wives, although no one is with us, remember that God is a witness between you and me.”

Genesis 31:51

Laban also said to Jacob, “Here is the mound, and here is the pillar I have set up between you and me.

Genesis 31:52

This mound is a witness, and this pillar is a witness, that I will not go past this mound to harm you, and you will not go past this mound and pillar to harm me.

Genesis 31:53

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Genesis 50:25

And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones up from this place.”

Exodus 20:7

You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His name in vain.

Exodus 22:11

an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s property. The owner must accept the oath and require no restitution.

Exodus 23:13

Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.

Leviticus 19:12

You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.

Numbers 5:21

and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse among your people by making your thigh shrivel and your belly swell.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.

Joshua 2:12

Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness to you. Give me a sure sign

1 Samuel 20:17

And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.

Nehemiah 13:25

I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God and said, “You must not give your daughters in marriage to their sons or take their daughters as wives for your sons or for yourselves!

Isaiah 45:23

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

Isaiah 48:1

“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah, who swear by the name of the LORD, who invoke the God of Israel— but not in truth or righteousness—

Isaiah 65:16

Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.

Jeremiah 4:2

and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will be blessed by Him, and in Him they will glory.”

Jeremiah 12:16

And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just as they once taught My people to swear by Baal—then they will be established among My people.

Zephaniah 1:5

those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,

Hebrews 6:16

Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.

Genesis 14:22

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

2 Kings 19:15

And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You made the heavens and the earth.

2 Chronicles 2:12

And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding, who will build a temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

Nehemiah 9:6

You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to all things, and the host of heaven worships You.

Psalms 115:15

May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

Jeremiah 10:11

Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and from under these heavens.”

Genesis 6:2

the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.

Genesis 6:4

The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters of men. And they bore them children who became the mighty men of old, men of renown.

Genesis 26:34

When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon the Hittite.

Genesis 26:35

And they brought grief to Isaac and Rebekah.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from among them, what good is my life?”

Genesis 28:1

So Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Do not take a wife from the Canaanite women,” he commanded.

Genesis 28:2

“Go at once to Paddan-aram, to the house of your mother’s father Bethuel, and take a wife from among the daughters of Laban, your mother’s brother.

Genesis 28:8

And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,

Exodus 34:16

And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their gods and cause your sons to do the same.

Deuteronomy 7:3

Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

Deuteronomy 7:4

because they will turn your sons away from following Me to serve other gods. Then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and He will swiftly destroy you.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.

2 Corinthians 6:14

Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellowship does light have with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:15

What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

2 Corinthians 6:16

What agreement can exist between the temple of God and idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: “I will dwell with them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they will be My people.”

2 Corinthians 6:17

“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.”