Joshua 5:3

Joshua had flint knives made and all male Israelites were circumcised at the place that became known as “the hill of foreskins.”

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In The King James Version

And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.

In Context

2At that time the Lord told Joshua, “Make flint knives and circumcise the new generation of Israelites.”

4This is the reason why Joshua had them all circumcised: all those who left Egypt—the men of fighting age—had died on the journey through the wilderness after the Exodus.

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Cross References

Matthew 16:24Then Jesus told his disciples, “If you want to be a follower of mine, you must deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow me.

Matthew Henry on Joshua 5:2-10

The Circumcision of the Israelites. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which were on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which were by the sea, heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel. 2 At that time the Lord said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again… Read the whole commentary →

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