{"id":4034,"date":"2024-05-25T07:41:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T07:41:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/circumcision-in-the-bible\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:23:23","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:23:23","slug":"circumcision-in-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/circumcision-in-the-bible\/","title":{"rendered":"\u8056\u66f8\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u5272\u793c\uff1a\u305d\u308c\u306f\u4f55\u3092\u610f\u5473\u3059\u308b\u306e\u304b\uff1f\u795e\u306e\u5951\u7d04\u306e\u3057\u308b\u3057"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>In the Bible, circumcision is the sign of God&#039;s covenant with Abraham and his descendants. God told Abraham to circumcise every male in his household, boys on their eighth day, and called it &quot;a token of the covenant betwixt me and you&quot; (Genesis 17:11). The prophets asked for a circumcised heart; the apostles did not require circumcision of Gentile Christians. Circumcision is the cutting away of the foreskin, the loose skin that covers the end of the penis. In Scripture\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sign of God&#039;s covenant with Abraham, given to boys on the eighth day (Genesis 17), then a picture of the heart; Acts 15 freed Gentile Christians from it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[38],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-4034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-mysteries"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":53693,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ja\/learn\/abrahamic-covenant\/","url_meta":{"origin":4034,"position":0},"title":"Bible Study: What is the Abrahamic Covenant?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"7\u6708 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore the Abrahamic Covenant, its significance, and how it shapes religious beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. 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