GE 24:2-9, 47:29 "... put your hand under my thigh, and I will make you swear by the Lord ...." (Note: This means "put your hand under my testicles," which is the manner in which oaths were taken at the time; "testament," "testify," and "testicle" have the same root.)
GE 29:16-30 Jacob marries both Leah and her sister Rachel. He has children by both Leah and Rachel's maid Bilhah, but Rachel remains barren. Due apparently to Rachel's generosity to her husband, the Lord eventually allows Rachel to conceive.
GE 34:1-2 Shechem defiles Dinah.
GE 34:13-29 Hamor, his son, and the men of their village agree to be circumcised so as to be allowed to marry the daughters of the Israelites. On the third day, "when they were sore," the Israelites kill Hamor, his son, and all the men of the village, and plunder their wealth, taking their wives and children, thus getting revenge for the defiling of Dinah.
2007-08-20 22:46:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I think I saw that on "Days of Our Lives" or was it "General Hospital"
Anyway it all goes to prove that "circumcision" is just a damn evil trick.
I believe the words you are interested in are Latin in origin and also the similarity of the words and customs come from Roman culture. The primitive desert tribes had very different languages and, with exceptions, their words are not part of our modern language.
2007-08-21 04:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by cut50yearsago 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if the two words are related. I do know that when swearing an oath in that culture, it was common for the person swearing the oath to put his hand near the reproductive organs of the person giving the oath, primarily when the oath had to do with the raising of the oath-giver's children.
It is possible. I'll wait to see if someone else who knows for sure posts.
By the way, what's with the rest of the passages you posted... what do they have to do with your question?
2007-08-20 22:55:01 · answer #2 · answered by SDW 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, just like Mohammad and the devil Mahound, lol.
2007-08-20 22:54:59 · answer #3 · answered by defOf 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Of course, they are both a load of balls.
2007-08-21 00:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God works in strange ways.
2007-08-20 22:56:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Again; ... and your point is what?
2007-08-20 23:12:44 · answer #6 · answered by guraqt2me 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋