King James Version
What Does Genesis 24:9 Mean?
“And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.”
Context
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The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.
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And if the woman will not be willing to follow thee, then thou shalt be clear from this my oath: only bring not my son thither again.
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And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
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And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; for all the goods of his master were in his hand: and he arose, and went to Mesopotamia, unto the city of Nahor. for: or, and
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And he made his camels to kneel down without the city by a well of water at the time of the evening, even the time that women go out to draw water. that: Heb. that women who draw water go forth
Commentary
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible CommentaryGe 23:3-20. Purchase of a Burying-Place.
**3. Abraham stood up, &c.--**Eastern people are always provided with family burying-places; but Abraham's life of faith--his pilgrim state--had prevented him acquiring even so small a possession (Ac 7:5).
**spake unto the sons of Heth--**He bespoke their kind offices to aid him in obtaining possession of a cave that belonged to Ephron--a wealthy neighbor.
Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset, David Brown. Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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