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He gave him the covenant of circumcision. So Abraham became the father of Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob became the father of the twelve patriarchs.
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Verse 8. The covenant, or the testament, [1] and alliance of circumcision, by which the Israelites should be known to be the elect people of God. Witham.—Literally, he gave them the alliance of circumcision; he made with him an alliance, of which circumcision was the seal. V.
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