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Religion

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Covenant (religion) In religion, a covenant is a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general. The concept, central to the Abrahamic religions, is derived from the biblical covenants, notably from the Abrahamic cove ...
, a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general **
Covenant (biblical) The Hebrew Bible makes reference to a number of covenants ( he, בְּרִיתוֹת) with God (YHWH). These include the Noahic Covenant (in Genesis), which is between God and all living creatures, as well as a number of more specific covenants ...
, in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement between God and a person or group of people ** Covenant of allegiance in Ahmadiyya Islam, which requires followers to fulfill the
Ten Conditions of Bai'at Bai'at or Bay'ah ( ar, بَيْعَة; pledge, initiation; literally a "sale" or a "transaction") is an Islamic practice of declaring on oath, one's allegiance to a particular leader. In an Islamic religious context, this oath is the standard p ...
** Covenant of Bahá'u'lláh, in the Bahá'í faith, two separate binding agreements between God and man *** Greater Covenant, the covenant made between each Manifestation from God and his followers regarding the coming of the next Manifestation from God *** Lesser Covenant, regarding the successorship of authority within the religion ** Covenant theology, in Christianity interpretations of a covenant surrounding Jesus's death and resurrection **
Mosaic covenant The Mosaic covenant (named after Moses), also known as the Sinaitic covenant (after the biblical Mount Sinai), refers to a covenant between God and the Israelites, including their proselytes, not limited to the ten commandments, nor the event w ...
, a biblical covenant between God and the biblical Israelites, including their proselytes. **
New Covenant theology New Covenant theology (or NCT) is a Christian theological position teaching that the person and work of Jesus Christ is the central focus of the Bible. One distinctive assertion of this school of thought is that Old Testament Laws have been abr ...
, a Christian theological position teaching that the Old Testament laws have been abrogated or cancelled with Jesus' crucifixion, and replaced with the Law of Christ of the New Covenant **
New Covenant The New Covenant (Hebrew '; Greek ''diatheke kaine'') is a biblical interpretation which was originally derived from a phrase which is contained in the Book of Jeremiah ( Jeremiah 31:31-34), in the Hebrew Bible (or the Old Testament of the ...
, a biblical interpretation often thought of as an eschatological Messianic Age or world to come and is related to the biblical concept of the Kingdom of God ** Solemn League and Covenant, an agreement between the Scottish Covenanters and the leaders of the English Parliamentarians in 1643 during the First English Civil War *
Church covenant A church covenant is a declaration, which some churches draw up and call their members to sign, in which their duties as church members towards God and their fellow believers are outlined. It is a fraternal agreement, freely endorsed, that establi ...
, a promise made by members to each other within a Christian church


Law

* Covenant (law), a promise to engage in or refrain from a specified action (including restrictive covenant, a restriction on the use of property) *
Covenant marriage Covenant marriage is a legally distinct kind of marriage in three states (Arizona, Arkansas, and Louisiana) of the United States, in which the marrying spouses agree to obtain pre-marital counseling and accept more limited grounds for later seeking ...
, a marriage contract that does not allow for no-fault divorce


Film and television


Film

* ''The Covenant'' (1985 film), an American television horror film * ''The Covenant'' (2006 film), an American supernatural horror film * '' Alien: Covenant'', a 2017 film by Ridley Scott; the second prequel in the ''Alien'' franchise * '' Guy Ritchie's The Covenant'', a 2023 action-thriller film


Television

* The Covenant (''Alias''), a fictional organization in the series ''Alias'' * "Covenant" (''Millennium''), a 1997 episode * "Covenant" (''Smallville''), a 2004 episode * "Covenant" (''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine''), a 1998 episode * "Covenant" (''Stargate SG-1''), a 2004 episode * "The Covenant" (''Homeland''), a 2017 episode * "The Covenant" (''Walker, Texas Ranger''), a 1995 episode


Fiction

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Covenant (short story) "Covenant" is a 2014 science fiction short story by Elizabeth Bear. It was first published in the anthology ''Hieroglyph''. Synopsis A former serial killer — the beneficiary of "rightminding", a process that cures psychopathy by forcibly bestowi ...
, a short story by Elizabeth Bear * Covenant (''World of Darkness''), in the fictional ''World of Darkness'' universe * ''The Covenant'' (novel), a novel by James Michener set in South Africa *
Thomas Covenant ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'' is a series of ten high fantasy novels written by American author Stephen R. Donaldson. The series began as a trilogy, entitled ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever''. This was followed by ano ...
the Unbeliever, the protagonist and title character of a series of fantasy novels by Stephen R. Donaldson


Music

* Covenant (band), a Swedish band * Covenant, former name of the Norwegian band
The Kovenant The Kovenant is a Norwegian industrial metal band from Hamar. The band originally formed as a symphonic black metal act known as Covenant in 1993, but in 1999 were forced to change their name to The Kovenant due to a dispute with a Swedish elect ...
* ''Covenant'' (Greg Brown album) * ''Covenant'' (Morbid Angel album), the third album by death metal band Morbid Angel * ''Covenant'' (UFO album), the 16th album by heavy metal band UFO


Video games

* Covenant (''Halo''), a religious alliance of alien races in the ''Halo'' video game series * '' Shadow Hearts: Covenant'', console role-playing game developed by Nautilus and published by Midway in 2004 * Daggerfall Covenant, a faction in MMORPG ''
The Elder Scrolls Online ''The Elder Scrolls Online'', abbreviated ''ESO'', is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed by ZeniMax Online Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It was released for Windows and OS X in April 2014. It is a ...
'' * ''The Covenant'', a 1985 video game by PSS software * Covenant, the name of a Settlement in ''
Fallout 4 ''Fallout 4'' is a 2015 action role-playing game developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. It is the fourth main game in the ''Fallout'' series and was released worldwide on November 10, 2015, for PlayStation 4, ...
'' * Covenant, the name of an armed civilian faction in a game called "Something About Zombies idk..." that resembles the real life organisation The Covenant, the Sword, and the Arm of the Lord. The game is based on the game platform
Roblox ''Roblox'' () is an online game platform and game creation system developed by Roblox Corporation that allows users to program games and play games created by other users. Created by David Baszucki and Erik Cassel in 2004 and released i ...
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