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Genesis 24:2

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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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  1. Genesis 24:1

    And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things.

  2. Genesis 24:3

    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:

  3. Genesis 24:4

    But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son Isaac.

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