Hebrews 6:16

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Summary

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

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Bible References

An oath

And he answered, "Seven lambs shalt thou take of my hand, that it may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well."

The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, and the God of their fathers, be judge betwixt us." And Jacob sware by him that his father Isaac feared.

then shall an oath of the LORD go between them, whether he have put his hand unto his neighbor's good, and the owner of it shall take the oath, and the other shall not make it good.

And Joshua made peace with them, and made a covenant with them, to save their lives: and the lords of the congregation sware unto them.

And the king called the Gibeonites and spake unto them. Now these Gibeonites are not of the children of Israel, but a remnant of the Amorites - and the children of Israel sware unto them. And yet Saul sought to slay them, for a zeal that he had to the children of Israel and of Judah.

As truly as I live, sayeth the LORD God, he shall die at Babylon: in the place where the king dwelleth, that made him king, whose oath he hath despised, and whose covenant he hath broken.

General references

Then said Abraham, "I will swear."

And this must be unto me as the water of Noah. For like as I have sworn that I will not bring the water of Noah any more upon the world: so have I sworn, that I will never be angry with thee, nor reprove thee.

Thou shalt keep thy trust with Jacob, and thy mercy for Abraham, like as thou hast sworn unto our fathers long ago.

And to perform the oath, which he sware to our father Abraham, for to give us.