Hebrews 6:13
When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
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- Genesis 22:15–17 And the angel of the LORD called to Abraham from heaven a second time, saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
- Psalm 105:9–10 the covenant He made with Abraham, and the oath He swore to Isaac. He confirmed it to Jacob as a decree, to Israel as an everlasting covenant:
- Luke 1:73 the oath He swore to our father Abraham, to grant us