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Genesis 17:12 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Genesis 17:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 17 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger , which is not of thy seed. he that is eight: Heb. a son of eight days”
Genesis 17:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Genesis 17:12
And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, h... This passage is part of the Abrahamic narratives which shift from universal human history to God's particular covenant people. The Abraham cycle (Genesis 12-25) demonstrates God's sovereign election, covenant faithfulness, and the development of faith through testing and promise fulfillment.Central themes include God's unconditional covenant promises (land, descendants, blessing to nations), the call to faith and obedience, the testing of faith through delays and impossibilities, the contras...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 17:12
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“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”
“his name was called Jesus”
“and will keep the Passover to Yahweh”
“of the stock of Israel”
“that they came to circumcise the child; and they would have called him Zacharias”
“but of the fathers)”
“Isaac”
“neither is that circumcision which is outward in the flesh;”
“all who were born in his house”
“and circumcised him the eighth day. Isaac became the father of Jacob”