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Abraham was ninety-nine years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

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

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

And Abraham [was] ninety years old and nine
See (Genesis 17:1) . This circumstance of his age is observe…

Matthew Henry

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…

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