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foreskin
Foreskin circumcision is the Abrahamic covenant sign; in Exodus 4 Zipporah cuts off her son's foreskin with a flint to avert Yahweh's threat on the journey.
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Objects
First mention
Genesis 17:11
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Genesis 17Exodus 4Covenant sign
Scripture references
- Genesis 17:11
You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin...
- Genesis 17:14
The uncircumcised male, whose foreskin has not been circumcised...
- Exodus 4:25
Then Zipporah, taking up a flint, cut off her son's foreskin and with it touched his feet and said, 'You are my blood-bridegroom!'
- Exodus 7:17
with the staff that is in my hand I shall strike the waters of the River and they will turn to blood.
- Exodus 7:20
He raised his staff and struck the waters of the River, with Pharaoh and his officials looking on, and all the water in the River turned to blood.