Genesis 17:24
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 17:24 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 17:24 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 17:24 — KJV
“And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.”
— Genesis 17:24 (KJV)
Genesis 17:24 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 17:24
“Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:24: abraham, ninety, years
“Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. were dim: Heb. stood”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:24: ninety, years, old
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. perfect: or, upright, or, sincere”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:24: ninety, years, old
“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:24: circumcised, flesh, foreskin
“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me: wholly...: Heb. fulfilled after me”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:24: abraham, years, old
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