Bible Dictionary: Oaths: Often Accompanied by Placing the Hand Under the Thigh of The

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Genesis 24:2,9
And Abraham said to his oldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh:
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Genesis 47:29
And the time drew near that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found grace in your sight, put, I pray you, your hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray you, in Egypt:
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The Iranian Conquest
... Achaemenids worshipped Ahura-mazda alone, "placing the other ... offer us sacrifices
with a hand filled with ... and perfumes, but these were often accompanied, as in ...
/.../chapter ithe iranian conquest.htm

The Last Days of the Old Eastern World
... wanted, and on the strength of their oaths she at ... he returned to Susa in the autumn,
accompanied by the ... were restored to order, and, as was often customary in ...
/.../chapter iithe last days of 2.htm

The Medes and the Second Chaldaean Empire
... years, allowed their critical faculties, and often their imagination ... of them furnish
us at first-hand with the ... place in the same region, under Tiglath-pileser ...
/.../chapter iiithe medes and the.htm

Subtopics

Oaths

Oaths used for Binding to Performance of Any Particular Act

Oaths used for Binding to Performance of Sacred Duties

Oaths used for Confirming Covenants

Oaths used for Deciding Controversies in Courts of Law

Oaths used for Pledging Allegiance to Sovereigns

Oaths: Antiquity of

Oaths: Custom of Swearing by the Life of the King

Oaths: Expressions Used as As the Lord Liveth

Oaths: Expressions Used as As Thy Soul Liveth

Oaths: Expressions Used as Before God I Lie Not