Genesis 32:32

Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

Cross-references

Genesis 32:25 describes the hip injury that led to the dietary custom explained in this verse.

In 1 Samuel 5:5, a similar lasting custom from divine judgment parallels the Israelite practice from Jacob's injury.

In 1 Chronicles 13:11, the same 'to this day' formula marks Perez Uzzah as a lasting memorial — both use this narrative device to explain enduring customs.