Genesis 24:2

And Abraham said to his chief servant, the manager of all his property, Come now, put your hand under my leg:

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In The King James Version

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

In Context

1Now Abraham was old and far on in years: and the Lord had given him everything in full measure.

3And take an oath by the Lord, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that you will not get a wife for my son Isaac from the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I am living;

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Cross References

Genesis 24:9And the servant put his hand under Abraham's leg, and gave him his oath about this thing.

Genesis 39:8But he would not, and said to her, You see that my master keeps no account of what I do in his house, and has put all his property in my control;

Genesis 47:29And the time of his death came near, and he sent for his son Joseph and said to him, If now I am dear to you, put your hand under my leg and take an oath that you will not put me to rest in Egypt;

Ruth 2:6And the servant who was in authority over the cutters said, It is a Moabite girl who came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab;

1 Timothy 5:17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

Matthew Henry on Genesis 24:2-10

Abraham's Charges to His Servant. ( b. c. 1857.) 1 And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. 2 And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh: 3 And I will make thee swear by the Lord , the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell: 4 But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my… Read the whole commentary →

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