and I will have you swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am dwelling,
When Esau was forty years old, he took as his wives Judith daughter of Beeri the Hittite and Basemath daughter of Elon t
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership can righteousness have with wickedness? Or what fellows
I rebuked them and called down curses on them. I beat some of these men and pulled out their hair. Then I made them take
And seeing that his father Isaac disapproved of the Canaanite women,
Do not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as
And Canaan was the father of Sidon his firstborn, and of the Hittites,
Thus you are to tell them: “These gods, who have made neither the heavens nor the earth, will perish from this earth and
And when you take some of their daughters as brides for your sons, their daughters will prostitute themselves to their g
And Hezekiah prayed before the LORD: “O LORD, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, You alone are God over all
Pay close attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be hear
You are to fear the LORD your God and serve Him. Hold fast to Him and take your oaths in His name.
And Hiram added: “Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a
Come now, let us make a covenant, you and I, and let it serve as a witness between you and me.”
and the priest shall have the woman swear under the oath of the curse—‘then may the LORD make you an attested curse amon
the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not leave anyone unpunished who takes His na
Now therefore, please swear to me by the LORD that you will indeed show kindness to my family, because I showed kindness
Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show t
and he blessed Abram and said: “Blessed be Abram by God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
The Nephilim were on the earth in those days—and afterward as well—when the sons of God had relations with the daughters
You alone are the LORD. You created the heavens, the highest heavens with all their host, the earth and all that is on i
Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
And Joseph made the sons of Israel take an oath and said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bon
Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I am weary of my life because of these Hittite women. If Jacob takes a Hittite wife from am
an oath before the LORD shall be made between the parties to determine whether or not the man has taken his neighbor’s p
But Abram replied to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD God Most High, Creator of heaven and earth,
those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by
And Jonathan had David reaffirm his vow out of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as he loved himself.
You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me
Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear
And if they will diligently learn the ways of My people and swear by My name, saying, ‘As surely as the LORD lives’—just
“We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath betwe
and if you can swear, ‘As surely as the LORD lives,’ in truth, in justice, and in righteousness, then the nations will b
May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah,
Men swear by someone greater than themselves, and their oath serves as a confirmation to end all argument.