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Old Testament, .e.~. Gn 2427. ~ The other words with which ‘chesed’ is most closely associated are words expressing justice and righteousness. 1,~le see this, for example, in Jer 9::!4, Hos 1012, Ps IOI1. The association of ’chesed’ with the Hebrew word for covenant is significant. In 1)t 71’ we have God spoken of in these terms, ‘ the faithful God who keepeth covenant and ’ chesed.’ &dquo; Other passages in which the two words are associated confirm the view that ‘chesed’ has a meaning in relation to keeping a covenant. Ps 892s may be I