Joshua 5:3
“And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel,.... Not that Joshua circumcised them himself,…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The hill of the foreskins - i. e. the hill where the foreskins, the emblem of all worldly and carnal affections, were…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Joshua 5:1-9
A vast show, no doubt, the numerous camp of Israel made in the plains of Jericho, where now they had pitched their…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the hill of the foreskins or "Gibeah-haaraloth," probably so named from this transaction. Comp. Col 2:11-13; Col 3:1-6.