Genesis 21:22-24

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The Treaty at Beersheba

²²At that time Abimelek^(A) and Phicol the commander of his forces^(B) said to Abraham, “God is with you in everything you do.^(C) ²³Now swear^(D) to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or my descendants.^(E) Show to me and the country where you now reside as a foreigner the same kindness I have shown to you.”^(F)

²⁴Abraham said, “I swear it.”

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Exodus 20:4-6

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⁴“You shall not make for yourself an image^(A) in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. ⁵You shall not bow down to them or worship^(B) them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God,^(C) punishing the children for the sin of the parents^(D) to the third and fourth generation^(E) of those who hate me, ⁶but showing love to a thousand^(F) generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

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Exodus 34:6-7

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⁶And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate^(A) and gracious God, slow to anger,^(B) abounding in love^(C) and faithfulness,^(D) ⁷maintaining love to thousands,^(E) and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin.^(F) Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished;^(G) he punishes the children and their children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation.”^(H)

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Jeremiah 29:23-24

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²³For they have done outrageous things in Israel; they have committed adultery^(A) with their neighbors’ wives, and in my name they have uttered lies—which I did not authorize. I know^(B) it and am a witness^(C) to it,” declares the Lord.