Circumcision was a physical sign that distinguished Abraham’s descendants as the only people who were in a covenant relationship with Jehovah.
( उत्प. ३५: १०, २२ख - २६) कालांतराने, ते इस्राएल राष्ट्रातील १२ वंशांचे कुलप्रमुख बनले. ( प्रे.