Arcana Coelestia 6179. Put I pray thy hand under my thigh. That this signifies a sacred binding, is evident from the signification of “putting the hand under the thigh,” as being a binding, with all power, by means of that which belongs to conjugial love; for by the “hand” is signified power (see n. 878, 3091, 4931-4937, 5328, 5544), and …
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