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Abrahamוְאַבְרָהָםwasבֶּןninety-nineתִּשְׁעִים וָתֵשַׁעyears oldשָׁנָהwhen he was circumcisedבְּהִמֹּלוֹin the fleshבְּשַׂרof his foreskin.עָרְלָתוֹ
Genesis 17:24
Study it in the app“Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Genesis 17:24, word by word
- Abrahamאַבְרָהָםavraham
Abraham
Abraham, the name God gave to Abram; it sounds like "father of a multitude" (Genesis 17:5). The father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised the land and blessing for all the families of the earth.
Where else “avraham” appears- wasבֶּןben
years old
To give someone's age, how long they have lived.
Where else “ben” appears- ninety-nineתִּשְׁעִיםtishim
ninety
Ninety.
Where else “tishim” appears- ninety-nineתֵשַׁעtesha
nine
Nine; also "ninth".
Where else “tesha” appears- years oldשָׁנָהshana
age
The years of a person's life.
Where else “shana” appears- when he was circumcisedהִמֹּלhimol
circumcise
To circumcise, also the heart.
Where else “himol” appears- in the fleshבְּשַׂרbesar
flesh
The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.
Where else “besar” appears- of his foreskinעָרְלָתarlat
foreskin
The skin cut in circumcision.
Where else “arlat” appears
The context
23Then Abraham took Ishmael his son and all those born in his house and all those bought with his silver, every male among the men of Abraham’s house, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, as Elohim had told him.
24 · This verse (above)
25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
To study Genesis 17 in a group
1. What it says
What new names did Abram and Sarai receive, and what did Elohim promise Abraham (vv. 5, 15-16)?
2. What it means
What does it show about Elohim’s plan that Abram becomes Abraham, “father of a multitude of nations” (v. 5)?
3. How I live it
What helps you remember each day what Elohim has said about you and your life?