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Oath

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Oath in the Bible Dictionary

1. (A solemn qualification) -Used in solemnizing covenants
2. Between Abraham and the king of Sodom Gen 14:22, 23 Read
3. Between Abraham and Abimelech Gen 21:22, 23 Read
4. Between Isaac and Abimelech Gen 26:26–29, 31 Read
5. Abraham requires oath of his servant Eliezer Gen 24:2, 3, 9 Read
6. Esau confirms the sale of his birthright by Gen 25:33 Read
7. Jacob confirms the covenant between him and Laban by Gen 31:53 Read
8. Requires Joseph to swear that he would bury him with his forefathers Gen 47:28–31 Read
9. Joseph requires a similar oath Gen 50:25 Read
10. Rahab requires an oath from the spies Josh 2:12–14; 6:22 Read
11. The Israelites confirm the covenant with the Hivites Josh 9:3–20 Read
12. Moses covenants with Caleb by Josh 14:9 Read
13. The elders of Gilead confirm their pledge to Jephthah by Judg 11:10 Read
14. The Israelites swear in Mizpeh Judg 21:5 Read
15. Ruth swears to Naomi Ruth 1:17 Read
16. Boaz swears to Ruth Ruth 3:13 Read
17. Saul swears to Jonathan 1 Sam 19:6 Read
18. Jonathan and David confirm a covenant by 1 Sam 20:3, 13–17 Read
19. David swears to Saul 1 Sam 24:21, 22; 2 Sam 21:7 Read
20. Saul swears to the witch of En-dor 1 Sam 28:10 Read
21. David swears not to eat until the sun goes down 2 Sam 3:35 Read
22. Joab confirms his word by 2 Sam 19:7 Read
23. David swears to Bath-sheba that Solomon will be king 1 Kgs 1:28, 29 Read
24. Solomon confirms his word by 1 Kgs 2:23 Read
25. So does Shimei 1 Kgs 2:42 Read
26. Elisha seals his vow to follow Elijah by 2 Kgs 2:2 Read
27. King of Samaria confirms his word with an 2 Kgs 6:31 Read
28. Gehazi confirms his lie by 2 Kgs 5:20 Read
29. Jehoida requires an oath from the rulers 2 Kgs 11:4 Read
30. Zedekiah violates 2 Chr 36:13 Read
31. Ezra requires, of the Priests and Levites Ezra 10:5, 19 Read
32. So does Nehemiah Neh 5:12, 13 Read
33. Zedekiah swears to Jeremiah Jer 38:16 Read
34. Gedaliah confirms his word by Jer 40:9 Read
35. Peter confirms his denial of Jesus by Mark 14:71 Read
36. Attributed to God Gen 22:16; Ps 89:35; 95:11; 105:9; 132:11; Isa 14:24; 45:23; Jer 11:5; 22:5; 49:13; 51:14; Luke 1:73; Heb 3:11, 18; 4:3; 6:13, 14, 17; 7:21, 28; Rev 10:6 Read
37. Unclassified scriptures relating to Ex 20:7; 22:10, 11; 23:1; Lev 6:2–5; 19:12; Num 5:19–24; Deut 5:11; 6:13; 10:20; 1 Kgs 8:31, 32; Ps 15:1, 2, 4; Eccl 8:2; Isa 48:1; Jer 4:2; 5:2, 7; 7:8, 9; 12:16; Dan 9:11; 12:7; Hos 4:15; Matt 5:33–37; 14:3–12; 23:18–22; 26:63; Mark 6:26; Acts 23:12–14; 2 Cor 1:23; Gal 1:20; Heb 6:16; Jas 5:12; Rev 10:5, 6 Read
38. See Covenant
39. See False Witness
40. See God, profaning his name
41. See Perjury

From Nave’s Topical Bible (1896), by Orville J. Nave.