2 At that time the LORD said to Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel once again.” 3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth. 4 Now this is why Joshua circumcised them: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of war—had died on the journey in the wilderness after they had left Egypt.
Joshua 5:2–4
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Joshua 5:7–9
7 And Joshua raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones he circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way. 8 And after all the nation had been circumcised, they stayed there in the ca…
1 Maccabees 2:45–47
45 And Mattathias and his friends went around and pulled down the altars. (WEB) 46 They forcibly circumcised the boys who were uncircumcised, as many as they found in the coasts of Israel. (WEB) 47 They pursued the arrogant, and the work prospered in their hand. (WEB)
Joshua 4:1–2
1 When the whole nation had finished crossing the Jordan, the LORD said to Joshua, 2 “Choose twelve men from among the people, one from each tribe,
Genesis 17:10–12
10 This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. 11 You are to circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and this will be a sign of the covenant between Me and you. 12 Generation after generati…
Book of Jubilees 15:22–24
22 And He left off speaking with him, and God went up from Abraham. (JUB) 23 And Abraham did according as God had said unto him, and he took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and whom he had bought with his money, every male in his house, and circumcis… (JUB)
Genesis 17:22–24
22 When He had finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him. 23 On that very day Abraham took his son Ishmael and all those born in his household or purchased with his money—every male among the members of Abraham’s household—and he circumcised them, just as…
Leviticus 12:2–4
2 “Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation. 3 And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised. 4 The woman shall continue in…
John 7:21–23
21 Jesus answered them, “I did one miracle, and you are all amazed. 22 But because Moses gave you circumcision, you circumcise a boy on the Sabbath (not that it is from Moses, but from the patriarchs.) 23 If a boy can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the law of Mos…
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