Hebrews 6:16

For men swear by something greater than themselves, and for them a confirming oath ends every dispute.

Exodus 22:11

there must be an oath before the Lord between the two of them to determine whether or not he has taken his neighbor’s property. Its owner must accept the oath, and the other man does not have to make restitution.

Genesis 14:22

But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand in an oath to Yahweh, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,

Genesis 21:23

Swear to me by God here and now, that you will not break an agreement with me or with my children and descendants. As I have been loyal to you, so you will be loyal to me and to the country where you are a foreign resident.”

Genesis 21:30-31

He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that this act will serve as my witness that I dug this well.”

Genesis 31:53

The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor—the gods of their father—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

Joshua 9:15-20

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

2 Samuel 21:2

The Gibeonites were not Israelites but rather a remnant of the Amorites. The Israelites had taken an oath concerning them, but Saul had tried to kill them in his zeal for the Israelites and Judah. So David summoned the Gibeonites and spoke to them.

Ezekiel 17:16-20

“As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

Matthew 23:20-22

Therefore, the one who takes an oath by the altar takes an oath by it and by everything on it.

Hebrews 6:13

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

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Hebrews 6:16

For men verily swear by the greater: and an oath for confirmation is to them an end of all strife.

An oath

General references

Bible References

An oath

He replied, “You are to accept the seven ewe lambs from my hand so that this act will serve as my witness that I dug this well.”

The God of Abraham, and the gods of Nahor—the gods of their father—will judge between us.” And Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

So Joshua established peace with them and made a treaty to let them live, and the leaders of the community swore an oath to them.

“As I live”—this is the declaration of the Lord God—“he will die in Babylon, in the land of the king who put him on the throne, whose oath he despised and whose covenant he broke.

General references

And Abraham said, “I swear it.”

“For this is like the days of Noah to Me:
when I swore that the waters of Noah
would never flood the earth again,
so I have sworn that I will not be angry with you
or rebuke you.

You will show loyalty to Jacob
and faithful love to Abraham,
as You swore to our fathers
from days long ago.

the oath that He swore to our father Abraham.
He has given us the privilege,