"Put Your Hand Under My Thigh"—The Patriarchal Oath
In Genesis 24:2-9 Abraham has his servant Eliezer put his hand under the Patriarch’s thigh to swear "by the Lord, the God of heaven and earth" that the servant will not arrange a marriage for Abraham’s son Isaac with a Canaanite woman. Similarly, in Genesis 47:29-31 the dying Patriarch Jac...
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Biblical Archaeology Society
1976
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The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1976, Volume: 2, Issue: 2 |
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