Genesis 17:12
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 17
“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.”Genesis 17:12
What Does Genesis 17:12 Mean?
Genesis 17:12 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 17, verse 12 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Genesis 17:12 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 12:3“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”Luke 2:21“And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.”Luke 1:59“And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father.”Exodus 12:44“But every man’s servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”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.”Philippians 3:5“Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;”Genesis 14:14“And when Abram heard that his brother was taken captive, he armed his trained servants, born in his own house, three hundred and eighteen, and pursued them unto Dan.”Genesis 17:23“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham’s house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”Genesis 21:4“And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac being eight days old, as God had commanded him.”John 7:22“Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.”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.”Romans 2:28“For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:”Ecclesiastes 2:7“I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:”Jonah 4:10“Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not laboured, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night:”
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