2. מריה morı̂yâh — “Moriah”; Samaritan: מוראה môr'âh; Septuagint, ὑψηλή hupsēlē — Onkelos, “w…

By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord (Jehovah).—This solemn interposition of an oath ([Reference Hebre…

And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, and said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD,

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And said, by myself have I sworn, says the Lord Which Aben Ezra observes is a great oath, and abides for ever; for becaus…

There are high declarations of God's favor to Abraham in this confirmation of the covenant with him, exceeding any he had been blessed with before.…