Genesis 17:23

So Abraham took Ishmael his son and all born of his house and all bought with his silver—every male among the men of the house of Abraham,—and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on this selfsame day, according to that which God had spoken with him.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.

In Context

22And he left off speaking with him,—and God went up from Abraham.

24Now Abraham, was ninety-nine years old,—when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:10This, is my covenant which ye shall keep, betwixt me and you, and thy seed after thee,—To circumcise to you every male:

Genesis 18:19For I have become his intimate friend, To the end that he may command his sons and his house after him, so shall they keep the way of Yahweh, by doing righteousness and justice. To the end that Yahweh may bring in for Abraham, what he hath spoken concerning him.

Joshua 5:2At that time, said Yahweh unto Joshua, Make thee knives of flint,—and again circumcise the sons of Israel, a second time.

Proverbs 27:1Do not boast thyself of to-morrow, for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Acts 16:3The same, would Paul have go forth with him, and took and circumcised him, on account of the Jews who were in those places; for they one and all knew that, his father, was, a Greek.

Romans 4:9This happiness, then, [is it] for the circumcision, or for the uncircumcision? for we say—His faith was reckoned unto Abraham as righteousness:

Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:16-23

15 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. 16 And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is a hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? 18 And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!… Read the whole commentary →

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