וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אַבְרָ֖ם אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ סְדֹ֑ם הֲרִימֹ֨תִי יָדִ֤י אֶל־יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ל עֶלְי֔וֹן קֹנֵ֖ה שָׁמַ֥יִם וָאָֽרֶץ׃
Y respondió Abram al rey de Sodoma: He alzado mi mano á SEÑOR Dios alto, poseedor de los cielos y de la tierra,
Zohar
Moreover, the spirit of impurity rests on such hands, for it is wont to hover over an empty spot, and blessing does not rest there. Thus the hand must be lifted up to heaven only as an expression of prayer or of blessing.