Genesis 17:12

God's Word

For generations to come every male child who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether he is born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner who’s not related to you.

Cross References

Leviticus 12:3

The boy must be circumcised when he is eight days old.

Luke 2:21

Eight days after his birth, the child was circumcised and named Jesus. This was the name the angel had given him before his mother became pregnant.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised on the eighth day. I’m a descendant of Israel. I’m from the tribe of Benjamin. I’m a pure-blooded Hebrew. When it comes to following Jewish laws, I was a Pharisee.

Luke 1:59

When the child was eight days old, they went ⌞to the temple⌟ to circumcise him. They were going to name him Zechariah after his father.

Romans 2:28

A person is not a Jew because of his appearance, nor is circumcision a matter of how the body looks.

Acts 7:8

“God gave Abraham circumcision to confirm his promise. So when Abraham’s son Isaac was born, Abraham circumcised him on the eighth day. Isaac did the same to his son Jacob, and Jacob did the same to his twelve sons (the ancestors of our tribes).

Genesis 21:4

When Isaac was eight days old, Abraham circumcised him as God had commanded.

Genesis 17:23

So Abraham took his son Ishmael, everyone born in his household, and everyone bought with money—every male in his household—and circumcised them that day, as God had told him.

Exodus 12:44

“Any male slave you have bought may eat it after you have circumcised him.

Exodus 22:30

You must do the same with your cattle and your sheep. They will stay with their mothers seven days, but on the eighth day you must give them to me.