Genesis 21:23
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23 now therefore swear to me here by God that you will not deal falsely with me or with my offspring or with my posterity, but as I have dealt loyally with you, you will deal with me and with the land where you have resided as an alien.”
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Genesis 21:24
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24 And Abraham said, “I swear it.”
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Genesis 24:3
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3 and I will make you swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I live,(A)
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Genesis 31:53
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53 May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor[a] judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac,(A)
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- 31.53 Heb mss Gk: MT adds the God of their father
Genesis 50:25
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25 So Joseph made the Israelites swear, saying, “When God comes to you, you shall carry up my bones from here.”
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