Genesis 24:7
The Lord God of heaven, which took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
Cross-references
In Genesis 24:40, the servant repeats Abraham's exact words to Rebekah's family — confirming God kept His promise by sending the angel on the mission.
In Genesis 13:15, God promises Abraham all the land forever for him and his seed — the sworn oath Abraham references in this verse.
In Genesis 15:18, this is the original covenant where God swore this same land to Abraham's offspring.
In Genesis 17:8, this promise of the land is reaffirmed to Abraham as an everlasting possession.
In Genesis 22:16-18, God confirms the oath of numerous descendants, the other half of the promise here.
In Genesis 26:3, God repeats this promise to Isaac, affirming He will give the land as sworn to Abraham.
In Genesis 26:4, God specifies the promise's blessing on Isaac's offspring, echoing the covenant here.
In Genesis 26:24, God reaffirms the same sworn oath to Isaac, ensuring continuity of the promise.
Genesis 12:1-7 is the original call Abraham recounts here: leaving his father's house and receiving the land promise for his seed.
Exodus 33:2 describes God sending an angel ahead to drive out the inhabitants — the same angelic provision promised here.
In Acts 7:5, Stephen recounts that though Abraham had no inheritance, God promised his descendants would possess the land.
Joshua 1:6 references the oath to the ancestors about giving the land — the same sworn promise Abraham recounts to his servant.
Deuteronomy 34:4 explicitly references God's oath to give the land to Abraham's descendants — the same promise Abraham recalls here.
Deuteronomy 1:8 directly echoes the oath sworn to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob to give their descendants this very land.
In Exodus 32:13, Moses cites this same sworn oath to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel (Jacob).
Exodus 23:20-23 describes God sending an angel ahead to guard and guide Israel to the promised land — echoing the angel God sends here.
In Numbers 32:11, the same oath to Abraham about giving the land is recalled, but now as grounds for barring the wilderness generation from entering.
In Judges 2:1, the angel of the LORD references God bringing Israel into the land He swore to their ancestors — same angel and oath themes.
In Ezra 1:2, Cyrus uses the same title 'the LORD God of heaven' — linking Israel's God to the return from exile and temple rebuilding.
In Luke 1:73, Zechariah's song echoes the same oath to Abraham — now fulfilled in Jesus, the ultimate offspring of that ancient promise.
In Exodus 13:5, God will bring them into the land, fulfilling the sworn oath referenced here.
Hebrews 11:9 describes Abraham living as a stranger in tents, trusting in the same land promise he swore by here.
In Numbers 14:30, God swears entry into the land, fulfilling the promise He swore here.
In Psalm 34:7, the angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him — echoing Abraham's confidence that God would send His angel to guide the servant's mission.
In Daniel 2:44, the 'God of heaven' sets up an eternal kingdom — extending this title from land promise to ultimate sovereign rule.