Exo. 6:8
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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. �. 1. xii. v. 196.
Gen 14:22; Deut 32:40; Ezek 20:5; Ezek 20:6; Ezek 20:15; Ezek 20:23; Ezek 20:28; Ezek 20:42; Ezek 36:7; Ezek 47:14
to give.
Exod 32:13; Gen 15:18; Gen 22:16; Gen 22:17; Gen 26:3; Gen 28:13; Gen 35:12
I am.
Exod 6:2; Num 23:19; 1Sam 15:29