Verse

Genesis 17:25

ESV And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
NIV and his son Ishmael was thirteen;
NASB And his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
CSB and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised.
NLT and Ishmael, his son, was thirteen.
KJV And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

What does Genesis 17:25 mean?

Ishmael, 13, was also circumcised on this momentous day in the life of Abraham and his household. God had made clear to Abraham that Ishmael, though he would be greatly blessed, would not be the child through whom the covenant promises would pass. Still, as a male living in Abraham's household, Ishmael must be circumcised along with all the other men and boys. God's prior instructions were very specific: those who were not circumcised could not be a part of the promised people (Genesis 17:14).
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