Genesis 24:2
At that time Abraham told his oldest servant who was in charge of his whole household, “Put your hand under my thigh,
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1Abraham by now was old, really old, and the Lord had blessed him in every possible way.
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Genesis 24:9The servant put his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and swore an oath to do as he had been told.
Genesis 39:8But he turned her down, telling his master's wife, “Look, my master trusts me so much he doesn't even bother to find out how his household is running. He's put me in charge of everything he owns—
Genesis 47:29When the time came for Israel to die, he called for his son Joseph and said to him, “If you think well of me, place your hand under my thigh and promise to treat me with trustworthy love and faithfulness. Don't bury me here in Egypt.
Ruth 2:6“The young woman is a Moabite who came back with Naomi from Moab,” the servant replied.
1 Timothy 5:17Elders who direct the church well should be seen as doubly valuable, particularly those who work in speaking the Word and in 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 →