Genesis 17:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 17:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 17:13 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 17:13 — KJV
“He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised: and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an everlasting covenant.”
— Genesis 17:13 (KJV)
Genesis 17:13 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 17:13
“And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:13: born, house, bought
“And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:13: born, house, bought
“In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations. strangers: Heb. children of a stranger”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:13: house, circumcised, covenant
“But every man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast circumcised him, then shall he eat thereof.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:13: bought, money, circumcised
“But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is born in his house: they shall eat of his meat. with...: Heb. with the purchase of his money”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:13: born, house, money
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