Genesis 17:23 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | NLT

On that very day Abraham took his son, Ishmael, and every male in his household, including those born there and those he had bought. Then he circumcised them, cutting off their foreskins, just as God had told him.

Commentaries

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century

Presbyterian

18th Century

שׁדי shaday — Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to create, Almighty.” שׁדד shādad

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century

Protestant

16th Century

And Abraham took Ishmael. Moses now commends the obedience of Abraham because he circumcised his entire family as he had been commanded. F…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

And Abraham took Ishmael his son
To circumcise him; he took his son first, to set an example to his servants, and th…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

Abraham and all his family were circumcised, thereby receiving the token of the covenant and distinguishing themselves from other families that had…