Luke 1:73
The Brit HaShevu'ah (the Covenant of the oath) which He swore to Avraham Avinu to grant us, + 1:73 Gn 22:16-18
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
The oath which he sware to our father Abraham,
In Context
74Having been delivered from the yad haoyvim (hand of enemies) of us to serve Hashem fearlessly,
Cross References
Genesis 24:7Hashem Elohei HaShomayim, which took me from bais avi, and from the eretz of my moledet, and which spoke unto me, and that swore unto me, saying, Unto thy zera will I give HaAretz Hazot; He shall send His Malach before thee, and thou shalt take an isha unto beni from there.
Deuteronomy 7:8But because of Ahavat Hashem (because Hashem loved you), and because He would be shomer over haShevu'ah (the Oath) which He had sworn unto Avoteichem, hath Hashem brought you out with a yad chazakah, and redeemed you out of the bais avadim, from the hand of Pharaoh Melech Mitzrayim.
Psalms 105:9Which Brit He made with Avraham, 1 and His shevu'ah (oath) unto Yitzchak; 1
Hebrews 6:13For when Hashem gave the havtachah (promise) to Avraham Avinu, als (since) Hashem had no one greater by which to make a shevu'ah (oath), Hashem made a shevu'ah by Himself + 6:13 Gn 22:16
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:68-80
The Song of Zacharias. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people, 69 And hath raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David; 70 As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 71 That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his… Read the whole commentary →