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May 14, 2014 · The thigh is where sworn oaths were made during the time of Abraham. Jacob/Israel also made Joseph place his hand under his thigh to swear an oath, to make sure Jacob's body was not left in Egypt after the exodus. Revelation says Christs name will be written on his thigh. It tells us his name is "the word of God". The WORD of God was the Torah.
- It seems that the image of his name on the robe and thigh spell out certain kingly victory. Regarding the thigh, a strong thigh with a sword place...
- From R.H. Charles' Commentary on Revelation - Since the figure was riding on a horse, the best place to view the name (from the enemies perspective...
- This is an interesting question, as it takes in a composite view, of which every detail has it's significance. In Rev. 19:11-21 it says, " And I s...
- But why the thigh? The "thigh" was were the Sword was normally hung, but it this case Jesus (The Word) is acting as God's warrior King thus they se...
There was no stronger way to bind him than to have him make an oath with his hand under the patriarch's thigh. We see the same kind of oath in Genesis 47:29, when aged Jacob requires Joseph to promise to bury him in Canaan. In both situations, the instigators of these oaths are patriarchs of a clan, and it is this fact that provides ...
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Jan 4, 2022 · In Genesis 47:29, Jacob makes his son Joseph swear to bury him in Canaan, not Egypt. The same ritual is observed: Joseph is required to put his hand under Jacob’s thigh as he makes the promise. It seems strange to us, but placing one’s hand under someone else’s thigh had a symbolic purpose.
KJV And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers. (25) The hollow of Jacob’s thigh was out of joint. —The hollow is in the Hebrew the pan or socket into which the end of the thigh bone is inserted, and the verb more probably signifies that it was sprained from the over-tension of the muscles in the wrestling. But, in spite of his sprained tendons ...
Nov 3, 2017 · Joseph sought his brothers and found them near Dothan. His brothers saw him approaching in the distance and before he reached them, they plotted to kill him. “Here comes the dreamer!”, they said to each other. “Let’s kill him and throw him into one of these wells and tell everyone a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we’ll see what comes of his dreams.”
Genesis 32:25. that is, the huckle bone, or the thigh bone, was moved out of the hollow place in which it was: this was done to let Jacob know that the person he wrestled with was superior to him, and could easily have overcome him, and obliged him to cease wrestling with him if he would; and that the victory he got over him was not by his own ...
