Luke 1:59

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

When the baby was eight days old, they came to circumcise him. They wanted to name him Zechariah because this was his father’s name.

Cross References

Leviticus 12:3

The baby boy must be circumcised on the eighth day.

Genesis 17:12

When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy who is a slave of your people must be circumcised.

Philippians 3:5

I was circumcised on the eighth day after my birth. I am from the people of Israel and the tribe of Benjamin. I am a true Jew, and so were my parents. The law was very important to me. That is why I became a Pharisee.

Luke 2:21

When the baby was eight days old, he was circumcised, and he was named Jesus. This name was given by the angel before the baby began to grow inside Mary.

Acts 7:8

“God made an agreement with Abraham; the sign for this agreement was circumcision. And so when Abraham had a son, he circumcised him when he was eight days old. His son’s name was Isaac. Isaac also circumcised his son Jacob. And Jacob did the same for his sons, who became the twelve great ancestors of our people.