Exodus 6:8 (KJV)

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And I will bring you in unto the land concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham to Isaac and to Jacob and I will give it you for an heritage I am the LORD

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swear. Heb. lift up my hand.The ancient mode of appealing to God was by lifting up the right hand, and was considered as a form of swearing. Hence {yamin,} in Hebrew the right hand, is in Arabic an oath, and as a verb, to take an oath. A similar custom prevailed among the heathens. See Virg. Æn. 1. xii. v. 196. Ge 14:22 De 32:40 Eze 20:5 Eze 20:6 Eze 20:15 Eze 20:23 Eze 20:28 Eze 20:42 Eze 36:7 Eze 47:14

to give. Ex 32:13 Ge 15:18 Ge 22:16 Ge 22:17 Ge 26:3 Ge 28:13 Ge 35:12

I am. Ex 6:2 Nu 23:19 1Sa 15:29

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