Voluntary promises which, when once made, were to be kept if the thing vowed was right. They were made under a great variety of circumstances (Gen. 28: 18-22; Lev. 7:16; Num. 30:2-13; Deut. 23:18; Judg. 11:30, 39; 1 Sam. 1:11; Jonah 1:16; Acts 18:18; 21:23).
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Genesis 28Leviticus 7:16Numbers 30:2-13Deuteronomy 23:18Judges 11:30Judges 11:391 Samuel 1:11Jonah 1:16Acts 18:18Acts 21:23Genesis 28:18-22Genesis 31:13Job 22:27Leviticus 27:28Leviticus 27:9Leviticus 10:332 Samuel 15:8Leviticus 27:1-7Numbers 30:2Numbers 23:21Ecclesiastes 5:4Numbers 30:3-18Ezra 10:8Micah 4:13Acts 21:24
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.