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At that time the Lord said to Josue: Make thee knives of stone, and circumcise the second time the children of Israel.

He did what the Lord had commanded, and he circumcised the children of Israel in the hill of the foreskins.

Now this is the cause of the second circumcision: All the people that came out of Egypt that were males, all the men fit for war, died in the desert, during the time of the long going about in the way.

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Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(A) and circumcise(B) the Israelites again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[a]

Now this is why he did so: All those who came out of Egypt—all the men of military age(C)—died in the wilderness on the way after leaving Egypt.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.