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The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
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A Solemn and Binding Oath
Commentators explain that this was not a casual promise but a solemn, binding oath. The act of placing a hand "under the thigh" was a significant cultural rite signifying a pledge of loyalty related to the patriarch's lineage and covenant promises. By performing this act, the servant formally committed to his master's sacred task.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
26. קרד qādad — “bow the head.” השׁתחוה shâchâh — “bow the body.”
29. לבן lābān — “Laban, white.”
In this circum…
19th Century
Baptist
Now I think I may freely say that this looks something like what we call "a wild-goose chase." He was to go and find a wife for a young man left at…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master Or "then" or "ther…
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