Genesis 17:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. ”

• Genesis 17:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  - The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday , Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad “be strong, destroy.” This name is found six time...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Genesis 12:1 to Genesis 25:18 . The Story of Abraham. In this section the three main sources, J. E, P are present. Gunkel has given strong reasons for holding that J is here made up of two main...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  thirteen. Symbolic; and in contrast with Isaac on eighth day. See App-10, Ishmaelites and Arabians still circumcise in the 13th year.

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• Genesis 17:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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• Genesis 17:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their for...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Covenant of Circumcision This chapter is from the Priestly document, of which it shows marked characteristics: see preface to Genesis 15 .

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• Genesis 17:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Ishmael.... was thirteen years old. — Hence the Mohammedans defer circumcision to the thirteenth year.

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• Genesis 17:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  THE COVENANT SEALED Genesis 17:1-27 ACCORDING to the dates here given fourteen years had passed since Abram had received any intimation of God's will regarding him. Since the covenant had been...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Isaac Is Promised Genesis 17:15-27 There are two allusions to laughter in these Chapter s. Sarah's was the laugh of incredulity, see Genesis 18:12 ; but Abraham's was the laugh of happy confid...

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• Genesis 17:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This chapter gives the account of the fifth appearance of God to Abram in which a divine covenant was made. At this point his name was changed from Abram, which means exalted father, to Abraham, whic...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  REFLECTIONS My Christian Brother! Are you included in this blessed Covenant? Have you the marks and characters of it? Can you say as Paul did, We are the true circumcision, which worship God in spir...

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• Genesis 17:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. . Hence the Arabians, as Josephus w relates, circumcise their children when at thirteen years of ag...

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• Genesis 17:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And Ishmael his son [was] thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Ver. 25. And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old. ] The Turks' children are not circumcised t...

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• Genesis 17:25 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE COVENANT AND ITS SIGN - CIRCUMCISION Another thirteen years passes before the Lord's appearing to Abram now at the age of 99 years. In Chapter 15:1 He had told Abram, "I am your shield, your e...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Circumcision of Abraham, c. B. C. 1898.       23 And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all tha...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  No text from Poole on this verse.

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• Genesis 17:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘And Abraham was ninety nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, and Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. In the se...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 17:25 . And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised.] From this circumstance has followed the usage of the Arabians, who circumcise their males in...

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• Genesis 17:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Genesis 17:1 . The Almighty God. The original word Shaddai is often rendered, All-sufficient. He is so called because he sheds down blessings as the rain. Genesis 17:2 . My covenant; so called...

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• Genesis 17:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  In the self-same day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son Obedience to the Divine voice I. PROMPT. 1. To delay is to despise God’s authority. 2. It is safest to act upon moral imp...

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• Genesis 17:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Abraham's Obedience

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• Genesis 17:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Genesis 17:25

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