Topic
Contracts
44 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1896 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Genesis 21:25–32Nave Between Abraham and Abimelech, concerning wells of water
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. And Abraham took…
- Genesis 21:25–30Nave Modes of ratifying — By giving presents
And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away. And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing: neither didst thou tell me, neither yet heard I of it, but to day. And Abraham took…
- Genesis 23:18Nave By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city
Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city.
- Genesis 26:3Nave By oaths
Sojourn in this land, and I will be with thee, and will bless thee; for unto thee, and unto thy seed, I will give all these countries, and I will perform the oath which I sware unto Abraham thy father;
- Genesis 26:15Nave Violated
For all the wells which his father’s servants had digged in the days of Abraham his father, the Philistines had stopped them, and filled them with earth.
- Genesis 26:31Nave By oaths
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.
- Genesis 29:15–20Nave First contract between Laban and Jacob for Laban's daughter
¶ And Laban said unto Jacob, Because thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve me for nought? tell me, what shall thy wages be? And Laban had two daughters: the name of the elder was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel. Leah was tender…
- Genesis 29:23–27Nave Violated
And it came to pass in the evening, that he took Leah his daughter, and brought her to him; and he went in unto her. And Laban gave unto his daughter Leah Zilpah his maid for an handmaid. And it came to pass, that in the morning, behold, it was Leah: and…
- Genesis 29:27–30Nave First contract between Laban and Jacob for Laban's daughter
Fulfil her week, and we will give thee this also for the service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. And Jacob did so, and fulfilled her week: and he gave him Rachel his daughter to wife also. And Laban gave to Rachel his daughter Bilhah…
- Genesis 30:27–29Nave For cattle
And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake. And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I…
- Genesis 30:28–34Nave Second contract
And he said, Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. And he said unto him, Thou knowest how I have served thee, and how thy cattle was with me. For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is now increased unto a multitude; and the LORD hath…
- Genesis 30:31–34Nave For cattle
And he said, What shall I give thee? And Jacob said, Thou shalt not give me any thing: if thou wilt do this thing for me, I will again feed and keep thy flock: I will pass through all thy flock to day, removing from thence all the speckled and spotted…
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- Genesis 30:37–43 Nave Violated
- Genesis 31:7 Nave Violated
- Genesis 31:44–54 Nave By erecting a heap of stones
- Exodus 4:18 Nave Dissolved — By mutual consent
- Exodus 21:2–6 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Leviticus 6:1 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Leviticus 6:2 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Leviticus 6:4–7 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Numbers 18:19 Nave With salt
- Joshua 9:3–9 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Joshua 9:15 Nave By oaths
- Joshua 9:16 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Joshua 9:18–27 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Joshua 9:20 Nave By oaths
- Ruth 4:1 Nave By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city
- Ruth 4:2 Nave By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city
- Ruth 4:6–8 Nave By taking off the shoe
- 1 Samuel 18:4 Nave Modes of ratifying — By giving presents
- 1 Kings 5:9–11 Nave Between Solomon and Hiram
- 1 Kings 9:11 Nave Between Solomon and Hiram
- 1 Chronicles 16:16 Nave By oaths
- Proverbs 6:1 Nave By joining hands
- Proverbs 11:21 Nave By joining hands
- Proverbs 17:18 Nave By joining hands
- Proverbs 22:26 Nave By joining hands
- Jeremiah 32:10–15 Nave Written instrument
- Ezekiel 17:18 Nave By joining hands
- Matthew 20:1–16 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Galatians 3:15 Nave SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF
- Colossians 2:14 Nave Dissolved — By blotting out
- Hebrews 6:16 Nave By oaths
- Hebrews 6:17 Nave By oaths
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 45 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Between Abraham and Abimelech, concerning wells of water Ge 21:25-32
- → Violated Ge 26:15
- → First contract between Laban and Jacob for Laban's daughter Ge 29:15-20,27-30
- → Violated Ge 29:23-27
- → Second contract Ge 30:28-34
- → Violated Ge 30:37-43; 31:7
- → For cattle Ge 30:27-29,31-34
- → See FRAUD
- → Between Solomon and Hiram 1Ki 5:9-11; 9:11
- → Dissolved
- → Modes of ratifying
- By giving presents Ge 21:25-30; 1Sa 18:4
- → By consummating in the presence of the public at the gate of the city Ge 23:18; Ru 4:1,2
- → By erecting a heap of stones Ge 31:44-54
- → By oaths Ge 26:3,31; Jos 9:15,20; 1Ch 16:16; Heb 6:16,17
- → By joining hands Pr 6:1; 11:21; 17:18; 22:26; Eze 17:18
- → With salt Nu 18:19
- → By taking off the shoe Ru 4:6-8
- → Written instrument Jer 32:10-15
- → See COVENANTS
- → See VOWS
- → SCRIPTURES ILLUSTRATIVE OF THE BINDING FORCE OF Ex 21:2-6; Le 6:1,2,4-7; Jos 9:3-9,15,16,18-27; Mt 20:1-16; Ga 3:15
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.