Genesis 17:25

“And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. Hence the Arabians, as…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Genesis 17:1-27

- The Sealing of the Covenant 1. שׁדי shaday, Shaddai, “Irresistible, able to destroy, and by inference to make,…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Genesis 17:23-27

We have here Abraham's obedience to the law of circumcision. He himself and all his family were circumcised, so…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Ishmael … thirteen years old The mention of Ishmael and of his age, is of interest; for it implies (1) the fact that the…