Bible Cross References
let us
Genesis 15:18
Then and there the LORD made a covenant with Abram. He said, "I promise to give your descendants all this land from the border of Egypt to the Euphrates River,
Genesis 21:22-32
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At that time Abimelech went with Phicol, the commander of his army, and said to Abraham, "God is with you in everything you do.
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So make a vow here in the presence of God that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so promise that you will also be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living."
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Abraham said, "I promise."
25
Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
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Abimelech said, "I don't know who did this. You didn't tell me about it, and this is the first I have heard of it."
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Then Abraham gave some sheep and cattle to Abimelech, and the two of them made an agreement.
28
Abraham separated seven lambs from his flock,
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and Abimelech asked him, "Why did you do that?"
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Abraham answered, "Accept these seven lambs. By doing this, you admit that I am the one who dug this well."
31
And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.
32
After they had made this agreement at Beersheba, Abimelech and Phicol went back to Philistia.
Genesis 26:28-31
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They answered, "Now we know that the LORD is with you, and we think that there should be a solemn agreement between us. We want you to promise
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that you will not harm us, just as we did not harm you. We were kind to you and let you go peacefully. Now it is clear that the LORD has blessed you."
30
Isaac prepared a feast for them, and they ate and drank.
31
Early next morning each man made his promise and sealed it with a vow. Isaac said good-bye to them, and they parted as friends.
1 Samuel 20:14-17
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And if I remain alive, please keep your sacred promise and be loyal to me; but if I die,
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show the same kind of loyalty to my family forever. And when the LORD has completely destroyed all your enemies,
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may our promise to each other still be unbroken. If it is broken, the LORD will punish you."
17
Once again Jonathan made David promise to love him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.
a witness
Genesis 31:48
Laban said to Jacob, "This pile of rocks will be a reminder for both of us." That is why that place was named Galeed.
Genesis 31:52
Both this pile and this memorial stone are reminders. I will never go beyond this pile to attack you, and you must never go beyond it or beyond this memorial stone to attack me.
Genesis 21:30
Abraham answered, "Accept these seven lambs. By doing this, you admit that I am the one who dug this well."
Deuteronomy 31:19
"Now, write down this song. Teach it to the people of Israel, so that it will stand as evidence against them.
Deuteronomy 31:21
and many terrible disasters will come on them. But this song will still be sung, and it will stand as evidence against them. Even now, before I take them into the land that I promised to give them, I know what they are thinking."
Deuteronomy 31:26
"Take this book of God's Law and place it beside the Covenant Box of the LORD your God, so that it will remain there as a witness against his people.
Joshua 22:27
but instead, as a sign for our people and yours, and for the generations after us, that we do indeed worship the LORD before his sacred Tent with our offerings to be burned and with sacrifices and fellowship offerings. This was to keep your descendants from saying that ours have nothing to do with the LORD.
Joshua 24:25-27
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So Joshua made a covenant for the people that day, and there at Shechem he gave them laws and rules to follow.
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Joshua wrote these commands in the book of the Law of God. Then he took a large stone and set it up under the oak tree in the LORD's sanctuary.
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He said to all the people, "This stone will be our witness. It has heard all the words that the LORD has spoken to us. So it will be a witness against you, to keep you from rebelling against your God."