Joshua 5:7 meaning and explanation
And Joshua raised up their sons in their place, and these were the ones he circumcised. Until this time they were still uncircumcised, since they had not been circumcised along the way.
Joshua 5:7, Berean Standard Bible
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Joshua has just crossed the Jordan into Canaan, and the generation that left Egypt has died in the wilderness because of disobedience. Their sons grew up uncircumcised during the forty years of wandering, so before the nation keeps Passover in the land, Joshua circumcises them at Gilgal.
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