Exodus 6:8

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.

Cross-reference

Exodus 6:6 Historical context

Exodus 6:6 promises deliverance from Egypt, setting the immediate context for the land promise to follow.

Exodus 32:13 is Moses' appeal to the same land promise, recalling God's oath to the patriarchs.

Exodus 13:5 Parallel

Exodus 13:5 repeats the same land promise God swore to the fathers, showing continuity in the covenant narrative.

Ezekiel 20:5 recalls God's oath to Israel in Egypt, the same promise to bring them into the land.

Ezekiel 20:6 elaborates on the promised land as 'flowing with milk and honey,' giving detail to the oath here.

Ezekiel 20:15 shows God's oath to exclude the wilderness generation, contrasting the original promise of entry.

Ezekiel 20:23 records God's oath to scatter Israel, a later judgment contrasting the land promise here.

Ezekiel 20:28 describes Israel's idolatry after entering the promised land, fulfilling the oath yet showing unfaithfulness.

Ezekiel 20:42 promises future restoration and fulfillment of the land oath, reinforcing the same promise here.

Ezekiel 47:14 explicitly references the same land oath, instructing its division among the tribes as inheritance.

Genesis 15:18 records the initial covenant with Abram giving the land, the source of the oath referenced here.

Genesis 35:12 repeats the land promise to Jacob, confirming it as an inheritance for his descendants.

Genesis 28:13 has God promising the land to Jacob, continuing the covenant chain from Abraham and Isaac.

Genesis 26:3 shows God reaffirming the same land oath to Isaac, linking the patriarchs directly.

Genesis 22:17 expands the promise to include multiplied offspring and victory, of which the land is a part.

Genesis 22:16 records God's oath to Abraham after the binding of Isaac, which is the basis for the land promise here.

Acts 7:5 Citation

Acts 7:5 cites the promise to Abraham that God would give the land as a possession, echoing the oath in Exodus.

Psalm 106:26 recalls God's oath to overthrow the wilderness generation — a contrasting oath of judgment to the promise of land.

2 Chronicles 6:25 parallels Solomon's prayer, asking God to bring them back to the land given to their fathers.

1 Kings 8:34 recalls the land given to the fathers as part of Solomon's prayer for restoration after sin.

Deuteronomy 7:1 describes the LORD bringing Israel into the land to possess, directly continuing the promise.

Numbers 10:29 refers back to this promise as Moses invites Hobab to the land the LORD said He would give.

Leviticus 20:24 echoes the promise of inheriting the land flowing with milk and honey, reinforcing the gift.

Deuteronomy 32:40 has God lifting His hand to swear an oath, directly paralleling Ex 6:8's 'swore with uplifted hand' as a divine oath gesture.

1 Samuel 15:29 Related theme

1 Samuel 15:29 states God will not lie or regret, underscoring the certainty of the land promise.

Numbers 23:19 Related theme

Numbers 23:19 assures that God does not lie or change, reinforcing the reliability of the oath in verse 8.