Genesis 22:16
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
Context
This verse from Genesis Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. God tests Abraham by commanding him to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah; Abraham obeys but is stopped by the angel of the Lord at the last moment, and a ram is substituted. God reaffirms the covenant blessings—descendants as numerous as …
Other Translations
and said, By myself have I sworn, saith Jehovah, because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son,
and saith, `By Myself I have sworn--the affirmation of Jehovah--that because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only one--
Saying, I have taken an oath by my name, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not kept back from me your dearly loved only son,
Cross References
And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and …
Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his oath unto Isaac;
I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That …
For I have sworn by myself, saith the Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and …
The Lord of hosts hath sworn by himself, saying, Surely I will fill thee with men, as with caterpillers; and …
The Lord God hath sworn by himself, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, …
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, …
For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none …
For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,