Genesis 14:22
14:22 But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand
to the
Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth, and vow
Genesis 21:23
21:23 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.”
Genesis 21:31-32
21:31 That is why he named that place
Beer Sheba,
because the two of them swore
an oath there.
21:32 So they made a treaty at Beer Sheba. Then Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, returned to the land of the Philistines.
Genesis 25:33
25:33 But Jacob said, “Swear an oath to me now.”
So Esau
swore an oath to him and sold his birthright
to Jacob.
Genesis 31:44
31:44 So now, come, let’s make a formal agreement,
you and I, and it will be
proof that we have made peace.”
Genesis 31:1
Jacob’s Flight from Laban
31:1 Jacob heard that Laban’s sons were complaining, “Jacob has taken everything that belonged to our father! He has gotten rich at our father’s expense!”
Genesis 14:24
14:24 I will take nothing
except compensation for what the young men have eaten.
As for the share of the men who went with me – Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre – let them take their share.”
Genesis 20:3
20:3 But God appeared to Abimelech in a dream at night and said to him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is someone else’s wife.”
Genesis 20:16-17
20:16 To Sarah he said, “Look, I have given a thousand pieces of silver to your ‘brother.’ This is compensation for you so that you will stand vindicated before all who are with you.”
20:17 Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech, as well as his wife and female slaves so that they were able to have children.
Genesis 30:15
30:15 But Leah replied,
“Wasn’t it enough that you’ve taken away my husband? Would you take away my son’s mandrakes too?” “All right,”
Rachel said, “he may sleep
with you tonight in exchange for your son’s mandrakes.”
Hebrews 6:16
6:16 For people
swear by something greater than themselves,
and the oath serves as a confirmation to end all dispute.