Genesis 17:24

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Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised;

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 4:11 : 11 And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.
  • Rom 4:19-20 : 19 Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead(because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb. 20 He did not waver in unbelief about the promise of God but was strengthened in faith, giving glory to God.
  • Gen 12:4 : 4 So Abram left, just as the LORD had told him to do, and Lot went with him.(Now Abram was 75 years old when he departed from Haran.)
  • Gen 17:1 : 1 The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.
  • Gen 17:17 : 17 Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself,“Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

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  • Gen 17:25-27
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    25his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.

    26Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day.

    27All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.

  • Gen 17:21-23
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    21But I will establish my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this set time next year.”

    22When he finished speaking with Abraham, God went up from him.

    23Abraham took his son Ishmael and every male in his household(whether born in his house or bought with money) and circumcised them on that very same day, just as God had told him to do.

  • Gen 21:4-5
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    4When his son Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him just as God had commanded him to do.

    5(Now Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him.)

  • Gen 17:9-15
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    9Then God said to Abraham,“As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

    10This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.

    11You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.

    12Throughout your generations every male among you who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money from any foreigner who is not one of your descendants.

    13They must indeed be circumcised, whether born in your house or bought with money. The sign of my covenant will be visible in your flesh as a permanent reminder.

    14Any uncircumcised male who has not been circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin will be cut off from his people– he has failed to carry out my requirement.”

    15Then God said to Abraham,“As for your wife, you must no longer call her Sarai; Sarah will be her name.

  • Gen 24:1-2
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    1The Wife for Isaac Now Abraham was old, well advanced in years, and the LORD had blessed him in everything.

    2Abraham said to his servant, the senior one in his household who was in charge of everything he had,“Put your hand under my thigh

  • Gen 17:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1The Sign of the Covenant When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said,“I am the Sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless.

    2Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants.”

  • Rom 4:9-12
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    9Is this blessedness then for the circumcision or also for the uncircumcision? For we say,“faith was credited to Abraham as righteousness.”

    10How then was it credited to him? Was he circumcised at the time, or not? No, he was not circumcised but uncircumcised!

    11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would become the father of all those who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too could have righteousness credited to them.

    12And he is also the father of the circumcised, who are not only circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham possessed when he was still uncircumcised.

  • Gen 17:17
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    17Then Abraham bowed down with his face to the ground and laughed as he said to himself,“Can a son be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah bear a child at the age of ninety?”

  • Acts 7:8
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    8Then God gave Abraham the covenant of circumcision, and so he became the father of Isaac and circumcised him when he was eight days old, and Isaac became the father of Jacob, and Jacob of the twelve patriarchs.

  • Lev 12:3
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    3On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised.

  • Gen 24:9
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    9So the servant placed his hand under the thigh of his master Abraham and gave his solemn promise he would carry out his wishes.

  • Gen 21:2
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    2So Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in his old age at the appointed time that God had told him.

  • Gen 25:7
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    7Abraham lived a total of 175 years.

  • Gen 18:11
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    11Abraham and Sarah were old and advancing in years; Sarah had long since passed menopause.)

  • Gen 16:16
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    16(Now Abram was 86 years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.)

  • Gen 22:10
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    10Then Abraham reached out his hand, took the knife, and prepared to slaughter his son.

  • Gen 17:19
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    19God said,“No, Sarah your wife is going to bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a perpetual covenant for his descendants after him.

  • Rom 9:9
    70%

    9For this is what the promise declared:“About a year from now I will return and Sarah will have a son.”

  • Rom 4:19
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    19Without being weak in faith, he considered his own body as dead(because he was about one hundred years old) and the deadness of Sarah’s womb.

  • Gen 34:22
    70%

    22Only on this one condition will these men consent to live with us and become one people: They demand that every male among us be circumcised just as they are circumcised.

  • Josh 24:3
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    3but I took your father Abraham from beyond the Euphrates and brought him into the entire land of Canaan. I made his descendants numerous; I gave him Isaac,