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Genesis 31:53 (CEV)

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⁵³ My father Nahor, your grandfather Abraham, and their ancestors all worshiped the same God, and he will make sure that we each keep the agreement. Then Jacob made a promise in the name of the fearsome God his father Isaac had worshiped.

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 53) Should we take oaths? Jacob took an oath in the name of God

Definition(s):
Isaac (Eye-zakk): laughter
Jacob (Jeh-kobb): that supplants, undermines; the heel