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Abraham had an important servant in his house. He had authority over everything that belonged to Abraham. Abraham said to him, ‘Come here and make a promise to me. Put your hand between my legs to show that I can trust you.[a] You must make a serious promise to me in front of the Lord. He is the God who rules both heaven and earth. I am living among the Canaanite people, but you must promise this to me: Do not get a Canaanite woman to be a wife for my son. Instead, you must go to my own country. Go to my family there to find a wife for my son Isaac.’

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  1. 24:2 At that time, the people used this practice. It showed that a person was making a serious promise to another person.