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Genesis 31:42
In fact, if the God of my father had not been on my side— the God of Abraham and the fearsome God of Isaac— you would have sent me away empty handed. But God has seen your abuse and my hard work. That is why he appeared to you last night and rebuked you!”
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Genesis 16:5
Then Sarai said to Abram,“ This is all your fault! I put my servant into your arms, but now that she’s pregnant she treats me with contempt. The Lord will show who’s wrong— you or me!”
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Joshua 24:2
Joshua said to the people,“ This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Long ago your ancestors, including Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates River, and they worshiped other gods.
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Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your father— the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
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Genesis 11:24-29
When Nahor was 29 years old, he became the father of Terah.After the birth of Terah, Nahor lived another 119 years and had other sons and daughters.After Terah was 70 years old, he became the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran.This is the account of Terah’s family. Terah was the father of Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran was the father of Lot.But Haran died in Ur of the Chaldeans, the land of his birth, while his father, Terah, was still living.Meanwhile, Abram and Nahor both married. The name of Abram’s wife was Sarai, and the name of Nahor’s wife was Milcah.( Milcah and her sister Iscah were daughters of Nahor’s brother Haran.)
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Genesis 24:3-4
Swear by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth, that you will not allow my son to marry one of these local Canaanite women.Go instead to my homeland, to my relatives, and find a wife there for my son Isaac.”
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Deuteronomy 6:13
You must fear the Lord your God and serve him. When you take an oath, you must use only his name.
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Genesis 21:23-24
“ Swear to me in God’s name that you will never deceive me, my children, or any of my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so now swear that you will be loyal to me and to this country where you are living as a foreigner.”Abraham replied,“ Yes, I swear to it!”
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Genesis 22:20-24
Soon after this, Abraham heard that Milcah, his brother Nahor’s wife, had borne Nahor eight sons.The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel( the ancestor of the Arameans),Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph, and Bethuel.( Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.) In addition to these eight sons from Milcah,Nahor had four other children from his concubine Reumah. Their names were Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
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Genesis 26:28-31
They replied,“ We can plainly see that the Lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant.Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the Lord has blessed you!”So Isaac prepared a covenant feast to celebrate the treaty, and they ate and drank together.Early the next morning, they each took a solemn oath not to interfere with each other. Then Isaac sent them home again, and they left him in peace.
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Genesis 28:13
At the top of the stairway stood the Lord, and he said,“ I am the Lord, the God of your grandfather Abraham, and the God of your father, Isaac. The ground you are lying on belongs to you. I am giving it to you and your descendants.
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Genesis 11:31
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter in law Sarai( his son Abram’s wife), and his grandson Lot( his son Haran’s child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.
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Genesis 14:22
Abram replied to the king of Sodom,“ I solemnly swear to the Lord, God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
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Genesis 17:7
“ I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.