Genesis 17
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Genesis 17 is a biblical chapter in which God formalizes His promises to Abraham by instituting circumcision as the sign of an everlasting covenant and renaming Abram and Sarai.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Genesis 17 canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of the Bible
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chapter of the Book of Genesis ⓘ |
| containsEvent |
Abraham's plea for Ishmael
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Abraham's reaction of falling on his face and laughing ⓘ God appears to Abram ⓘ God changes Abram's name to Abraham ⓘ God changes Sarai's name to Sarah ⓘ God's blessing of Ishmael ⓘ circumcision of Abraham ⓘ circumcision of Ishmael ⓘ circumcision of all males in Abraham's household ⓘ command that every male be circumcised ⓘ institution of circumcision as covenant sign ⓘ promise of Abraham as father of many nations ⓘ promise of a son Isaac by Sarah ⓘ promise of an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants ⓘ promise of kings coming from Abraham ⓘ promise of the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession ⓘ |
| covenantCondition | every male must be circumcised ⓘ |
| covenantPenalty | uncircumcised male cut off from his people ⓘ |
| covenantScope |
Abraham and his descendants
NERFINISHED
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foreign-born males in Abraham's household ⓘ |
| covenantSign | circumcision ⓘ |
| follows | Genesis 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abraham
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Abram NERFINISHED ⓘ God NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsPerson |
Isaac
NERFINISHED
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Ishmael NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionsPlace | Canaan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesChanged |
Abram to Abraham
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Sarai to Sarah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Book of Genesis
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Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ Pentateuch NERFINISHED ⓘ Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionInBook | 17 ⓘ |
| precedes | Genesis 18 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promisedOffspring | Isaac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
circumcision
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covenant ⓘ election of Abraham ⓘ everlasting covenant ⓘ promise ⓘ sign of the covenant ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.