At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make (A)flint knives and circumcise the sons of Israel a second time.”

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Circumcision and Passover at Gilgal

At that time the Lord said to Joshua, “Make flint knives(A) and circumcise(B) the Israelites again.”

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So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the sons of Israel at Gibeath-haaraloth.[a]

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  1. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath-haaraloth means the hill of the foreskins

So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites at Gibeath Haaraloth.[a]

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  1. Joshua 5:3 Gibeath Haaraloth means the hill of foreskins.

And the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the (A)reproach of Egypt from you.” And so the name of that place is called (B)Gilgal[a] to this day.

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  1. Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for to roll

Then the Lord said to Joshua, “Today I have rolled away the reproach of Egypt from you.” So the place has been called Gilgal[a](A) to this day.

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  1. Joshua 5:9 Gilgal sounds like the Hebrew for roll.