0 What is the prefered way to swear in Genesis?

By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths. Revelation 9:18

Trivia: Who hated the whore, made her naked, ate her flesh, and burned her with fire? (Rev 17)

What is the prefered way to swear in Genesis?


Put your hand under a thigh

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: And ... swear by the LORD. Genesis 24:2
And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him , If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh ... And he said, Swear unto me. And he sware unto him. Genesis 47:29

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