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covenant

Meaning of “covenant”

Sense 1: A binding agreement, promise, pledge, or appointed order. Sense 2: The stated words, terms, testimony, or written record of such an agreement or promise.

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Direct Scripture definitionKJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
292 occurrences272 verses31 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 6:18

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Hebrews 12:24
And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Hebrews 12:24 · retained source text

And to Iesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

1611 marginal noteOr, Testament.

Hebrews 13:20
Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant,
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1611 witness · Hebrews 13:20 · retained source text

Now the God of peace, that brought againe from the dead our Lord Iesus, that great shepheard of the sheepe, through the blood of the euerlasting Couenant,

1611 marginal noteOr, Testament.

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Deuteronomy 4:13

And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone.

Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

An agreement ... to do or to forbear some act or thing; a contract; stipulation. A writing containing the terms of agreement or contract between parties.

volume 1, leaf 502, column 2-3 (noun entry)

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