Genesis 17:13 meaning and explanation

Whether they are born in your household or purchased, they must be circumcised. My covenant in your flesh will be an everlasting covenant.

Genesis 17:13, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Abram, now renamed Abraham, as he establishes his covenant with him in Genesis 17. The verse repeats a command already given: every male in Abraham's household, whether born into the family or purchased as a servant from a foreigner, must be circumcised.

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