Genesis 24:2
Abraham said to his servant, the one who was the oldest of his household and who was in charge of all that he had, “Put your hand under my thigh
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1Now Abraham was very old and Yahweh had blessed Abraham in all things.
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Genesis 24:9So the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
Genesis 39:8But he refused and said to his master's wife, “Look, my master does not pay attention to what I do in the house, and he has put everything that he owns under my care.
Genesis 47:29When the time approached for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh, and show me faithfulness and trustworthiness. Please do not bury me in Egypt.
Ruth 2:6The servant supervising the reapers answered and said, “It is the young Moabite woman who came back with Naomi from the land of Moab.
1 Timothy 5:17Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who work with 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 →