Genesis 17:24
in Genesis 17So Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised,
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
KJV
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
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This verse in Genesis 17
Commentary
6 notes on this verseThis is a good example to masters of families; they and their houses must serve the Lord. Though God's covenant was not established with Ishmael, yet he was circumcised; for children of believing parents, as such, have a right to the privileges of the visible church, and the seals of the covenant, whatever they may prove afterwards.
This site's exposition
On that very day
on Genesis 17:23-24
Abraham obeys the same day; he is ninety-nine, and the command falls on his body as much as on his household. Ishmael is circumcised with the rest, though the covenant has just been directed to Isaac. Henry takes the household sign as ground for counting believers' children with the church.
This site's exposition
Abraham was ninety-nine years old when he was circumcised
John Chrysostom reads the stated age as the point of the verse, since a man of ninety-nine submitted to pain on God's command. Abraham's age opens the chapter at verse 1 and returns here. Only a day has passed.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
Don't think it was without purpose that Scripture indicated to us his age; instead, it was for you to learn from the just man's obedience in meekly submitting to pain despite his extreme old age on account of God's command, and not only he but also Ishmael and all the servants—that was the reason for giving the ages.
The Medieval Church1 voice
He was ninety-nine years old when he circumcised the flesh of his foreskin, and Ishmael his son had completed thirteen years at the time of his circumcision.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine,.... See Gen 17:
The words behind it
8 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם | veavraham | and Abraham | H85 → | 175 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [was] a son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| תִּשְׁעִ֥ים | tishim | ninety | H8673 → | 20 times |
| וָתֵ֖שַׁע | vatesha' | and nine | H8672 → | 58 times |
| שָׁנָ֑ה | shanah | year[s] | H8141 → | 877 times |
| בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹ | behimolo | when was circumcised he | H4135 → | 37 times |
| בְּשַׂ֥ר | besar | [the] flesh of | H1320 → | 270 times |
| עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃ | arelato | foreskin his | H6190 → | 16 times |
וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔םand Abraham
veavrahamH85 →175 times
בֶּן־[was] a son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
תִּשְׁעִ֥יםninety
tishimH8673 →20 times
וָתֵ֖שַׁעand nine
vatesha'H8672 →58 times
שָׁנָ֑הyear[s]
shanahH8141 →877 times
בְּהִמֹּל֖וֹwhen was circumcised he
behimoloH4135 →37 times
בְּשַׂ֥ר[the] flesh of
besarH1320 →270 times
עָרְלָתֽוֹ׃foreskin his
arelatoH6190 →16 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Genesis 17:1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Walk before Me and be blameless.
it leads to
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Ephesians 3:20
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
- Luke 1:6
Both of them were righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and decrees of the Lord.
- Genesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you—in about a year—and Sarah will have a son.”
- Genesis 6:9
This is the account of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his generation; Noah walked with God.
- Philippians 4:13
Through
Genesis 12:4So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran.
it leads to
- Hebrews 11:8
By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, without knowing where he was going.
- Hebrews 11:8
Through
Romans 4:11And he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but…
it leads to
- Luke 19:9
Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man too is a son of Abraham.
- Romans 3:22
And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,
- Luke 19:9
Where this verse is studied
On this page
About Genesis
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Bede, Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron); John Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis; John Chrysostom, HOMILIES ON GENESIS 40.14; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.