Genesis 17:23

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Abraham took Ishmael his son, all who were born in his house, and all who were bought with his money; every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the same day, as God had said to him.

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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, roughly corresponding to the southern Levant along the eastern Mediterranean. In this passage, Abraham’s circumcision of his household takes place while he lives as a resident alien in the promised land, marking covenant obedience before its full possession.

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Genesis 17:23 mentions Canaan.