Genesis 17:11
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.”Genesis 17:11
What Does Genesis 17:11 Mean?
Genesis 17:11 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 17, verse 11 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Covenant.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 17:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 9:12“And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:”Exodus 12:13“And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.”Romans 4:11“And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not circumcised; that righteousness might be imputed unto them also:”Leviticus 12:3“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”Genesis 17:10“This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised.”Deuteronomy 10:16“Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.”Acts 7:8“And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs.”Genesis 34:14“And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:”Exodus 4:25“Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me.”Exodus 12:48“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 31:16“Wherefore the children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabbath throughout their generations, for a perpetual covenant.”Joshua 5:3“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”1 Samuel 18:25“And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.”2 Samuel 3:14“And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
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