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Earl Sigvaldi swearing an oath to conquer Norway at the memorial feast of Harald Bluetooth. Halfdan Egedius: Illustration for Olav Trygvasons saga (1899). Heitstrenging (pl. heitstrengingar) is an Old Norse practice of swearing of a solemn oath to perform a future action.
The formula is restricted to those vows between man and God alone; they have no effect on vows made between one man and another. No vow, promise, or oath that concerns another person, a court of justice, or a community is implied in Kol Nidrei. It does not matter if a vow was made to one or more non-Jews, such a vow cannot be annulled. [75]
The Greek term translated as "make false vows" in the WEB in Greek is epiorkeo. This literally means "commit perjury," but it can also mean "break an oath," which Hill feels is a much more reasonable translation. [5] Albright and Mann translate it as the much less restrictive "do not make vows rashly." [6]
To swear in God's Name to confirm the truth when deemed necessary by court — Deut. 10:20; To fulfill what was uttered and to do what was avowed — Deut. 23:24; Not to break oaths or vows — Num. 30:3; For oaths and vows annulled, there are the laws of annulling vows explicit in the Torah — Num. 30:3; The Nazirite must let his hair grow ...
The disagreement surfaced in April 2023 after Olson accused their Reverend Mother Teresa Agnes Gerlach of breaking her chastity vows by having an online love affair with Father Philip Johnson, a ...
That evening the great vows were taken; the sacred boar was brought in, the men laid their hands thereon, and took their vows at the bragarfull. Hedin vowed that he would have Sváva, Eylimi's daughter, the beloved of his brother Helgi; then such great grief seized him that he went forth on wild paths southward over the land, and found Helgi ...
The Tarrant County Court stated the Catholic Diocese of Fort Worth has jurisdiction in the case of a nun accused of breaking her chastity vow.
Moses responded by asking whether God had not granted Moses the power to annul oaths in Numbers 30:3 by saying, "When a man vows a vow to the Lord or swears an oath to bind his soul with a bond, he shall not break his word," implying that while he himself could not break his word, a scholar could absolve his vow. So Moses wrapped himself in his ...