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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 24) Genesis 24:2 KJV
"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 in Context (Verses 1–5 KJV)
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And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the LORD had blessed Abraham in all things.*
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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:
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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:
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But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.
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And the servant said unto him, Peradventure the woman will not be willing to follow me unto this land: must I needs bring thy son again unto the land from whence thou camest?