Joshua 5:3
So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins.
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- Gen 17:23-27 : 23 Abraham 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. 24 Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised; 25 his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised. 26 Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised on the very same day. 27 All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
- Matt 16:24 : 24 Then Jesus said to his disciples,“If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me.
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1 When all the Amorite kings on the west side of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings along the seacoast heard how the LORD had dried up the water of the Jordan before the Israelites while they crossed, they lost their courage and could not even breathe for fear of the Israelites.
2 A New Generation is Circumcised At that time the LORD told Joshua,“Make flint knives and circumcise the Israelites once again.”
- Josh 5:4-52 verses85%
4 This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the wilderness after they left Egypt.
5 Now all the men who left were circumcised, but all the sons born on the journey through the wilderness after they left Egypt were uncircumcised.
- Josh 5:7-104 verses82%
7 He replaced them with their sons, whom Joshua circumcised. They were uncircumcised; their fathers had not circumcised them along the way.
8 When all the men had been circumcised, they stayed there in the camp until they had healed.
9 The LORD said to Joshua,“Today I have taken away the disgrace of Egypt from you.” So that place is called Gilgal even to this day.
10 So the Israelites camped in Gilgal and celebrated the Passover in the evening of the fourteenth day of the month in the rift valley plains of Jericho.
- Josh 9:26-272 verses70%
26 Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them
27 and that day made them woodcutters and water carriers for the community and for the altar of the LORD at the divinely chosen site.(They continue in that capacity to this very day.)
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13 So Joshua destroyed Amalek and his army with the sword.
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16 Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!
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11 You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.
- Josh 11:9-102 verses69%
9 Joshua did to them as the LORD had commanded him; he hamstrung their horses and burned their chariots.
10 At that time Joshua turned, captured Hazor, and struck down its king with the sword, for Hazor was at that time the leader of all these kingdoms.
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3 On the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised.
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25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off the foreskin of her son and touched it to Moses’ feet, and said,“Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me.”
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13 Israel Conquers Jericho When Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him holding a drawn sword. Joshua approached him and asked him,“Are you on our side or allied with our enemies?”
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4 Commit yourselves to the LORD; Dedicate your hearts to me, people of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem. Otherwise, my anger will blaze up like a flaming fire against you that no one will be able to extinguish. That will happen because of the evil you have done.”
- Gen 17:23-242 verses68%
23 Abraham 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.
24 Now Abraham was 99 years old when he was circumcised;
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26 That is, I will punish the Egyptians, the Judeans, the Edomites, the Ammonites, the Moabites, and all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples. I will do so because none of the people of those nations are really circumcised in the LORD’s sight. Moreover, none of the people of Israel are circumcised when it comes to their hearts.”
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12 Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the LORD’s servant had commanded.
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30 Covenant Renewal Then Joshua built an altar for the LORD God of Israel on Mount Ebal,
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24 When they brought the kings out to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the commanders of the troops who accompanied him,“Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So they came up and put their feet on their necks.
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36 Joshua and all Israel marched up from Eglon to Hebron and fought against it.
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20 Joshua and the Israelites almost totally wiped them out, but some survivors did escape to the fortified cities.
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1 Israel Crosses the Jordan Bright and early the next morning Joshua and the Israelites left Shittim and came to the Jordan. They camped there before crossing the river.
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22 Only 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.
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18 Joshua campaigned against these kings for quite some time.
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20 Now Joshua set up in Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken from the Jordan.
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5 Joshua told them,“Go in front of the ark of the LORD your God to the middle of the Jordan. Each of you is to put a stone on his shoulder, according to the number of the Israelite tribes.
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26 Then Joshua executed them and hung them on five trees. They were left hanging on the trees until evening.
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15 The LORD told Joshua,
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10 Joshua drew lots for them in Shiloh before the LORD and divided the land among the Israelites according to their allotted portions.