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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. | ||||||