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John Gill, on Gen 17:27
John Gill · 1697–1771
Gen 17:27 · Douay-Rheims
“And all the men of his house, as well they that were born in his house, as the bought servants and strangers were circumcised with him.”
On this verse:
“And all the men of his house,.... All the males, whether children or adult: born in the house, or bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him; by their will, and with their consent; not forced to it, as Aben Ezra rightly observes; and these being before trained up by him in religious exercises, were more easily prevailed upon by him to follow his example; this also is repeated, that it might be served, and be an example to follow in after generations. Next: Genesis Chapter 18”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.