Walk in the Bible - Genesis 24
Walk in the Bible - Genesis 24 This chapter introduces Abraham in a similar way as it introduced Sara. That he lived many years and was blessed just like Sara was. The Sages disagree as to exactly what this means, some say that in addition to having a son, the he had a daughter. Some disagree that he had a daughter at all, only that he had Isaac. All of them believe that this introduction shows that Abraham lived a long healthy life and had money, a son (which was considered a blessing from GOD in that day and time ), he had prestige and honor. When he asks his servant to place his hand under his thigh, he's asking his servant to do something that was customary in that day and age, which is to show that he belong to Abraham and he was Abraham's to do with as he wished, this is stated in the commentary's of Ibn Ezra, Chizkuni & Radak. Now, some commentators and at least one Targum state that Abraham had his servant put his hand on the si...