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1 | Why circumcise Ishmael? | Gen 17:23 | BREATHLESS | 78554 | ||
I see here Abraham circumcising Ishmael and all his household as he was commanded to do in vs. 12. What I am curious about is why this was commanded when other verses in this chapter describe that God will continue His covenant through Isaac. By circumcising Ishmael, does the promise of God, "to be their God," extend to the Ismaelites (Arabs) too? Of course I understand that God is God over all His creation. What I'm referring to is the distinction between the roles of both step brothers. | ||||||
2 | Why circumcise Ishmael? | Gen 17:23 | Emmaus | 78640 | ||
Ishmael was the son of an Egyptian mother (Gen 16:3), Hagaar, and the Egyptians circumcised at age 13. The descendant's of Abraham through Isaac, sons of the Covenant, were to be circumcised at 8 days. Gen 17:12,21; 21:4. |
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