And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
So the servant placed his hand under Abraham's thigh and made a solemn promise to him about this important matter.
The servant is making a sacred oath to Abraham, using an ancient custom that showed the promise was extremely serious and binding.
📚 Historical Context
In ancient Middle Eastern culture, placing one's hand under another person's thigh was a solemn way of making an oath, often involving matters of family lineage and inheritance. This was the most serious form of promise-making in Abraham's time, similar to swearing on a Bible in court today. The 'matter' refers to Abraham's request that his servant find a wife for Isaac from Abraham's homeland rather than from the local Canaanite people.
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