🌱WEB · Genesis 24:9
What does Genesis 24:9 mean?
"The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter."
— Genesis 24:9 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Abraham said to him, “Beware that you don’t bring my son there again.
Yahweh, the God of heaven, who took me from my father’s house, and from the land of my birth, who spoke to me, and who swore to me, saying, ‘I will give this land to your offspring. He will send his angel before you, and you shall take a wife for my son from there.
If the woman isn’t willing to follow you, then you shall be clear from this oath to me. Only you shall not bring my son there again.”
The servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and swore to him concerning this matter.
The servant took ten camels, of his master’s camels, and departed, having a variety of good things of his master’s with him. He arose, and went to Mesopotamia, to the city of Nahor.
He made the camels kneel down outside the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
He said, “Yahweh, the God of my master Abraham, please give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.
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What does 24/9 mean spiritually?
Searching for the meaning of 24/9 or seeing it repeatedly? Revelation 4:9 and Matthew 24:9 are both real verses — though neither carries the "sign" meaning angel number communities assign to it.
Matthew 24:9 is part of Jesus' teaching about endurance and faithfulness in difficult times — which is often the real question behind these searches.
Matthew 24:9
"Then they will deliver you up to oppression, and will kill you. You will be hated by all of the nations for my name's sake."
Revelation 4:9
"When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever..."
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