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Genesis 17:24 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Genesis 17:24 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Genesis chapter 17 verse 24 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
Genesis 17:24 (KJV)
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Then Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all the servants who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's household, and circumcised the flesh of
Commentary on Genesis 17:24
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.... 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 contrast be...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Genesis 17:24
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“a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had while he was in uncircumcision”
“he didn't consider his own body”
“and laughed”
“as Yahweh had spoken to him. Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he departed out of Haran.”
“Yahweh appeared to Abram”