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Exodus 12:48 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Exodus 12:48 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Exodus chapter 12 verse 48 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And when a stranger shall sojourn with thee, and will keep the passover to the LORD, let all his males be circumcised, and then let him come near and keep it; and he shall be as one that is born in the land: for no uncircumcised person shall eat thereof.”
Exodus 12:48 (KJV)
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Commentary on Exodus 12:48
The provision for 'strangers' (ger, גֵּר—resident alien) to join through circumcision demonstrates gracious inclusion. Circumcision served as the covenant entrance sign—faith made visible through obedience. After circumcision, the former stranger becomes 'as one that is born in the land,' enjoying equal status. This gracious inclusion prefigures gospel truth: faith in Christ, marked by baptism, makes all believers equal covenant members regardless of background.
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Exodus 12:48
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“and desires to keep the Passover to Yahweh; according to the statute of the Passover”
“circumcision and uncircumcision”
“there is neither slave nor free man”
“for whoever eats that which is leavened”
“This is the ordinance of the Passover. There shall no foreigner eat of it,,And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:, וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן זֹאת חֻקַּת הַפָּסַח כָּל־בֶּן־נֵכָר לֹא־יֹאכַל בּוֹ׃ ,And the LORD said unto Moses and Aaron: This is the ordinance of the passover: there shall no alien eat thereof;”
“there shall be one statute for you”
“that you shall divide it by lot for an inheritance to you and to the strangers who sojourn among you”
“No foreigner”
“every male throughout your generations”