Acts 7:8
"And he gave him the covenant of circumcision: and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs."
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Commentary
Gill's Exposition
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision,.... Or the covenant, of which circumcision was a sign or token, Gen 17:11 . Stephen speaks here in the language of the
Jews, who are wont to speak of circumcision after this manner; hence in the Jewish liturgy, there is a collect, , "for the covenant of circumcision" (h); and so it is said (i), "when Joseph died, they made void the "covenant of circumcision":'' and so Abraham begat Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; according to the express command in Gen 17:12 and Jacob begat the twelve patriarchs; the heads of the twelve tribes of Israel. (h) Seder Tephillot, fol. 197. 1. Ed. Basil. Vid. Kimchi in Mal. iii. 1. (i) Shemot Rabba, sect. 1. fol. 90. 1.