Genesis 24:2

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:

Cross-reference

Genesis 24:9 shows the servant binding himself by oath — the solemn response to the trust and authority described in this verse.

Genesis 24:10 Historical context

Genesis 24:10 shows this servant in action: taking ten camels and departing on the mission Abraham entrusted to him.

In Genesis 24:37, the servant repeats Abraham's specific charge, showing the oath's terms driving the entire plot.

Genesis 15:2 Historical context

Genesis 15:2 names this servant: Eliezer of Damascus, Abraham's heir presumptive. This is the same trusted steward managing his master's household.

In Genesis 47:29, Jacob makes Joseph swear a similar oath regarding his burial, showing this as a patriarchal deathbed practice.

In Genesis 39:4-6, Potiphar entrusts everything to Joseph just as Abraham entrusted all to his servant — a repeated pattern of total stewardship.

In Genesis 39:8, Joseph appeals to the trust his master placed in him — the same dynamic of faithful stewardship over all that belongs to the master.

In Genesis 39:9, Joseph refuses to betray his master's trust — the moral dimension of the same stewardship relationship seen here.

In Genesis 44:1, Joseph's steward faithfully executes a secret plan — echoing the pattern of a trusted servant managing his master's affairs.