Joshua 5:7

God's Word

The sons who took their place had not been circumcised on the way. So Joshua circumcised them.

Cross References

Genesis 34:14

They said, “We can’t do this. We can’t give our sister to a man who is uncircumcised. That would be a disgrace to us!

Numbers 14:31

You said your children would be taken as prisoners of war. Instead, I will bring them into the land you rejected, and they will enjoy it.

Deuteronomy 1:39

Although you thought the little children would be captured in war, your children, who are still too young to know the difference between good and evil, will enter that land. I will give it to them, and they will take possession of it.

Joshua 5:6

For 40 years the Israelites wandered through the desert until all their soldiers who left Egypt died. They died because they disobeyed the Lord. The Lord swore that he would not let them see this land flowing with milk and honey which he had sworn to give our ancestors.

Joshua 5:8

When all the men had been circumcised, they remained in the camp until they recovered.