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# oath, swear
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## Definition
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In the Bible, an oath is a formal promise to do something. It can also be an emphatic promise to tell the truth. The term "swear" means to say an oath.
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* Sometimes these two terms are used together as in, "swear an oath."
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* Abraham and Abimelech swore an oath, or promise, when they made a covenant together concerning the use of a well.
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* Abraham told his servant to swear that he would find Isaac a wife from among Abraham's relatives.
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* God also made oaths in which he made promises to his people.
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* An oath was binding on the one making the oath.
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* A modern-day use of the word "swear" means to use foul language. This is not its meaning in the Bible.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, "an oath" could also be translated as "a pledge" or "a solemn promise."
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* "To swear
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