GENESIS

Genesis 24:2; 44:5 - The Significance of: Put, I Pray Thee, Thy Hand Under my Thigh



Genesis 24:2; 44:5 - The Significance of: Put, I Pray Thee, Thy Hand Under my Thigh

An explanation states that truly Abraham asks his servant to put his hand on the member where Abraham was circumcised. This is because oaths are performed by placing the hand on precepts representing sacred elements. And as circumcision was the first commandment, which he fulfilled with pain, as he practiced at an advanced age, so it was very precious to him, and asked his servant to swear by putting his ...