Genesis 24:3

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and swear an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you won't arrange for my son to marry any daughter of the these Canaanite people that I'm living among.

Cross References

Genesis 14:19

He blessed Abram, telling him, “May Abram be blessed by the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth.

Genesis 14:22

But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I raise my hand, making a solemn promise to the Lord, the Most High God, Creator of heaven and earth,

Genesis 21:23

“So swear to me right here and now that you won't betray me, my children, or my descendants. In the same way I've proved I'm trustworthy to you, do the same to me and my country where you're currently living.”

Genesis 24:7

“The Lord, the God of heaven, took me from my family home and my own country. He spoke to me and swore an oath to me in which he promised, ‘I will give this land to your descendants.’ He is the one who will send his angel ahead of you so that you can find a wife there for my son.

Genesis 27:46

Then Rebekah went and told Isaac, “I'm so sick of these Hittite women—they're ruining my life! If Jacob also marries a Hittite woman like them, one of the local people, I'd rather die!”

Genesis 28:1

Isaac called for Jacob and blessed him. “Don't marry a Canaanite woman,” he ordered him.

Genesis 28:8

This made Esau realize how much his father disliked Canaanite women.

Genesis 34:9

In fact we can have more marriages—you can give us your daughters and you can have our daughters.

Genesis 38:2

There Judah happened to see the daughter of a Canaanite man named Shua and married her. He slept with her,

Genesis 47:31

“Swear to me that you will,” he said. Joseph swore that he would. Israel bowed in worship at the head of his bed.

Genesis 50:25

Joseph made the sons of Israel swear an oath, saying, “When God comes to be with you, you must take my bones with you when you leave.”

Genesis 6:2

and the sons of God saw that these women were beautiful, and they took whichever ones they wanted.

Genesis 6:4

There were giants on earth in those days, and also later on. They were born after the sons of God slept with the daughters of these people. Their sons became the great warriors and famous men of ancient times.

2 Kings 19:15

Hezekiah prayed to the Lord, saying, “Lord, God of Israel, you who live above the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth, you are Creator of heaven and earth.

2 Chronicles 2:12

Hiram went on, “Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son with insight and understanding who is going to build a Temple for the Lord and a royal palace for himself.

Ezra 5:11

This is the answer they gave us. ‘We are servants of the God of heaven and earth. We are rebuilding the Temple built and completed many years ago by a great king of Israel.

Nehemiah 13:25

So I confronted them and told them they were cursed. I beat some of them and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take an oath before God, saying, “You must not allow your daughters to marry their sons, or allow your sons—or yourselves— to marry their daughters.

Nehemiah 9:6

They prayed, “Only you are the Lord. It was you who made the sky, the heavens with all their stars, the land and everything on it, the seas and everything in them. You give life to all of them, and all the heavenly beings worship you.

Psalm 115:15

May you be blessed by the Lord who made heaven and earth.

Psalm 136:26

Thank the God of heaven! For his trustworthy love lasts forever.

Exodus 20:7

You must not use the name of the Lord your God in a wrong way, for the Lord will not forgive anyone who uses his name in a wrong way.

Exodus 22:11

then an oath must be taken before the Lord to decide if the neighbor has taken the owner's property. The owner must accept the oath and not demand compensation.

Exodus 23:13

Make sure to pay attention to everything I've told you. Don't think to call on the names of other gods—you must not even mention them.

Exodus 34:16

When you have their daughters marry your sons and those daughters prostitute themselves to their gods, they will make your sons worship their gods in the same way.

Isaiah 45:23

I have sworn by my own self, I have spoken what is right, and I won't ever go back on it. Everyone shall bow before me; everyone shall acknowledge me.

Isaiah 48:1

Listen to this, descendants of Jacob, called by the name of Israel, and who come from the lineage of Judah. Listen, you people who swear by the name of the Lord, or who invoke the God of Israel, but not truly or sincerely.

Isaiah 65:16

Whoever asks a blessing or takes an oath in the land will do so by the one true God, for I have forgotten the troubles of the past—I don't look on them anymore.

Jeremiah 10:11

This is what you are to tell the nations: “These gods, who didn't make either the heavens or the earth, will be wiped out from this earth and from under these heavens.”

Jeremiah 12:16

If they will honestly learn the ways of my people and respect me, making their vows to me, just as they once taught my people to swear by Baal, then they will do well among my people.

Jeremiah 29:6

Get married and have children. Arrange for your children to get married so they can have children too. Increase in number, don't decrease.

Jeremiah 4:2

and if when you make your vows, you do so only to me, sincerely, truly, and honestly, then the nations will be blessed by me, and they will praise me.

Leviticus 19:12

Don't swear oaths in my name that are not true, otherwise you defame the character of your God. I am the Lord.

Zephaniah 1:5

I will destroy those who go up to the rooftops to bow down before the sun, moon, and stars. They also bow down and swear allegiance to the Lord, but then they do the same to Milcom.

Numbers 5:21

(Here the priest shall place the woman under the oath of the curse as follows.) “May the Lord place a curse on you that everyone knows about by having your thighs shrink and your belly swell up.

1 Corinthians 7:39

A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wants in the Lord.

Deuteronomy 10:20

You must respect the Lord your God and worship him. Hold onto him and make your promises in his name.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Respect the Lord your God. Worship only him, and make promises only in his name.

Hebrews 6:16

People swear on things that are greater than they are, and when they have some dispute the oath is taken as the final word on the matter.

Joshua 2:12

So now promise me in the name of the Lord that because I have acted in good faith to you, then you will do the same for my family. Give me some sign that I can trust you,

Judges 14:3

But his father and mother replied, “Can't you find a young woman from our tribe or from our own people? Do you have to go to the heathen Philistines to get a wife?” But Samson told his father, “Just get her for me, because she's the one I find attractive.”

1 Samuel 20:17

Jonathan made David swear this once more by making an oath based on David's love for him, for Jonathan already loved David as he loved himself.

1 Samuel 30:15

“Can you lead me to these raiders?” David asked. “If you swear to me by God that you won't kill me or hand me over to my master, then I'll take you to them,” the man replied.