Genesis 26:31
And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace.
Cross-reference
In Genesis 21:23, Abimelech asks Abraham to swear an oath of mutual good faith — the same Abimelech family with whom Isaac later makes this sworn covenant.
In Genesis 21:31, Abraham and Abimelech swore an oath at Beersheba — Isaac now repeats his father's covenant with the same Abimelech at the same place.
Genesis 21:32 shows Abimelech departing in peace after the Beersheba treaty with Abraham — the same departure pattern Isaac now mirrors.
In Genesis 31:55, Laban rises early, blesses his family, and departs in peace after making a covenant — mirroring Isaac's oath-taking and peaceful farewell.
Hebrews 6:16 explains that people swear oaths to confirm agreements — Isaac and Abimelech's covenant exemplifies this human practice.
In 1 Samuel 20:16, Jonathan makes a covenant with David's house — covenant-making as a solemn pact, like Isaac's treaty with Abimelech.