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Circumcision Renewed

When all the kings of the Amorites who were in the region west of the Jordan and all the kings of the Canaanites who were by the sea heard that the Lord had dried up the waters of the Jordan in front of the people of Israel until we[a] had crossed over, their hearts melted, and they lost all courage in the presence of the Israelites.

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives, and circumcise the sons of Israel again, a second time.” So Joshua made flint knives, and he circumcised the sons of Israel at the Hill of the Foreskins.

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  1. Joshua 5:1 Hebrew variant they