Genesis 17:23 KJV

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.

Matthew Henry

  • Abraham and his family are circumcisedAbraham and all his family were circumcised; so receiving the token of the covenant, and distinguishing themselves from other families that had no part nor...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Genesis 17:10–14 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me and you and thy seed after thee; Every man child among you shall be circumcised. …
  • Genesis 17:26–27 In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. …
  • Genesis 18:19 For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
  • Genesis 34:24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.
  • Joshua 5:2–9 At that time the LORD said unto Joshua, Make thee sharp knives, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time. …

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  • AbrahamFather of a multitude, son of Terah, named (Gen 11:27) before his older brothers Nahor and Haran, because he was the heir of the...
  • IshmaelGod hears. (1.) Abraham’s eldest son, by Hagar the concubine (Gen 16:15; Gen 17:23). He was born at Mamre, when Abraham was eighty-six...
  • God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Strong’s Numbers

  • And Abraham אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm
  • took לָקַח lâqach
  • Ishmael יִשְׁמָעֵאל Yishmâʻêʼl
  • his son בֵּן bên
  • and all that were born יָלִיד yâlîyd
  • in his house בַּיִת bayith
  • and all that were bought מִקְנָה miqnâh
  • with his money כֶּסֶף keçeph
  • every male זָכָר zâkâr
  • among the men אֱנוֹשׁ ʼĕnôwsh
  • of Abraham's אַבְרָהָם ʼAbrâhâm
  • house בַּיִת bayith
  • and circumcised מוּל mûwl
  • the flesh בָּשָׂר bâsâr
  • of their foreskin עׇרְלָה ʻorlâh
  • in the selfsame עֶצֶם ʻetsem
  • day יוֹם yôwm
  • as God אֱלֹהִים ʼĕlôhîym
  • had said דָבַר dâbar

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