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[a]It was at that time that the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives for yourself and circumcise the Israelites again.” So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath-haaraloth. This is the reason why Joshua had to perform this circumcision. All of the men who had come out of Egypt, all of the fighting men, had died in the wilderness on their way from Egypt.

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  1. Joshua 5:2 Circumcision was required of those who would celebrate the Passover, according to the prescriptions in Ex 12:43-48.