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circumcision
Circumcision is the sign of God's covenant with Abraham; in Exodus 4 Zipporah circumcises her son, and in Exodus 12 only the circumcised may eat the Passover.
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First mention
Genesis 17:10
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Scripture references
- Genesis 17:10
every one of your males must be circumcised.
- Genesis 17:11
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that will be the sign of the covenant...
- Genesis 17:24
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when his foreskin was circumcised.
- Genesis 34:15
We can agree only on one condition: that you become like us by circumcising all your males.
- Genesis 34:24
All the citizens of the town agreed to the proposal made by Hamor and his son Shechem, and all the males were circumcised.
- Exodus 4:26
So he let him go. She said, 'Blood-bridegroom' then, with reference to the circumcision.
- Exodus 12:44
but any slave bought for money may eat it, once you have circumcised him.
- Exodus 12:48
Should a stranger residing with you wish to keep the Passover in honour of Yahweh, all the males of his household must be circumcised: he will then be allowed to keep it and will count as a citizen of the country. But no uncircumcised person may eat it.