Then, when the king of Sodom wanted to reward Abraham for rescuing the king’s people from the invading armies, Abraham swore: “I do lift up my hand in an oath to Jehovah the Most High God, Producer of heaven and earth, that, from a thread to a sandal lace, no, I shall take nothing from anything that is yours, in order that you may not say, ‘ It was I who made Abram rich. ’ ” ​ — Gen.
یَهُوَه خدا نیز گاهی قسم می‌خورْد تا انسان‌های گناهکار از وعده‌هایش اطمینان حاصل کنند .‏