'Oath' in the Bible

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,

Therefore that place was called Beer-sheba because it was there that the two of them swore an oath.

If the woman is unwilling to follow you, then you are free from this oath to me, but don’t let my son go back there.”

So the servant placed his hand under his master Abraham’s thigh and swore an oath to him concerning this matter.

My master put me under this oath: ‘You will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites in whose land I live

Then you will be free from my oath if you go to my family and they do not give her to you—you will be free from my oath.’

stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.

They replied, “We have clearly seen how the Lord has been with you. We think there should be an oath between two parties—between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you:

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

He called it Sheba. Therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

my father made me take an oath, saying, ‘I am about to die. You must bury me there in the tomb that I made for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Now let me go and bury my father. Then I will return.”

So Pharaoh said, “Go and bury your father in keeping with your oath.”

So Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath: “When God comes to your aid, you are to carry my bones up from here.”