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circumcision
Circumcision is the sign of God's covenant with Abraham; in Genesis 34 Jacob's sons demand it of Shechem's men as a ruse before their revenge.
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First mention
Genesis 17:10
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Genesis 17, 34Covenant sign
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.