Schaff's Bible Dictionary
THIGH. The practice of putting the hand under the thigh might denote the obedience or subjection of the individual, or it might be connected with the rite of circumcision as a token of God's faithfulness. Gen 24:2. The inscription upon the thigh. Rev 19:16, alludes to the custom of inscribing the names and deeds of conquerors on their garments and weapons. The name might be inscribed on the sword, which was girded on the thigh, or on that part of the dress which covered the thigh.
Jacob's thigh was smitten by the angel, Gen 32:25, to show that he had supernatural power, and that he yielded in mercy and not from necessity. See Jacob.
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