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From:
Boyd's Bible Dictionary: T
By:
James P. Boyd
Narrator:
Chris Genthree
Duration:
20sec
Genesis 24:2; 47:29
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Placing the hand under the thigh was a form of adjuration mentioned
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Gen. 24:2; 47:29
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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: (Genesis 24:2)
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And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt: (Genesis 47:29)
), and supposedly prevalent in patriarchal times, but only taken by inferiors, as by servants or sons, and as significant of subjection and the purpose of obedience.
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