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Shechem’s City Agrees to Circumcision
Genesis 34:18-24
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Their offer pleased Hemor, and Sichem, his son:
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And the young man made no delay, but forthwith fulfilled what was required: for he loved the damsel exceedingly, and he was the greatest man in all his father's house.
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And going into the gate of the city, they spoke to the people:
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These men are peaceable, and are willing to dwell with us: let them trade in the land, and till it, which being large and wide wanteth men to till it: we shall take their daughters for wives, and we will give them ours.
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One thing there is for which so great a good is deferred: We must circumcise every male among us, following the manner of the nation.
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And their substance, and cattle, and all that they possess, shall be ours; only in this let us condescend, and by dwelling together, we shall make one people.
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And they all agreed, and circumcised all the males.
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