Genesis 17:10-14

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[10] This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your seed after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised. [11] You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of a covenant between me and you. [12] He who is eight days old will be circumcised among you, every male throughout your generations, he who is born in the house, or bought with money of any foreigner who is not of your seed. [13] He who is born in your house, and he who is bought with your money, must be circumcised. My covenant will be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant. [14] The uncircumcised male who is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that soul shall be cut off from his people. He has broken my covenant."

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The Ancient Near East (Fertile Crescent)The ancient Near East and Fertile Crescent, from Mesopotamia to Egypt, the world of the patriarchs.

The Journeys of Abraham and the PatriarchsThe journeys of Abraham and the patriarchs from Ur through Canaan and into Egypt.

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Canaan was the land promised by God to Abraham and his descendants, located along the eastern Mediterranean coast. In this covenant context, circumcision marked Abraham’s household as belonging to the God who pledged to give them this land and establish his covenant line there.

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Genesis 17:10-14 mentions Canaan.