“Swear to me,” Jacob said.
Jacob asks Joseph to swear, and after Joseph does, Israel bows in worship at the head of the bed.
It seals the promise and closes the chapter in trust and worship.
27Now the Israelites settled in the land of Egypt, in the region of Goshen. They acquired property there and became fruitful and increased greatly in number. 28And Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years, and the length of his life was 147 years. 29When the time drew near for Israel to die, he called his son Joseph and said to him, “If I have found favor in your eyes, put your hand under my thigh and promise to show me kindness and faithfulness. Do not bury me in Egypt, 30but when I lie down with my fathers, carry me out of Egypt and bury me with them.” 31“Swear to me,” Jacob said.