And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel at the hill of the foreskins.
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Gill's Exposition
And Joshua made him sharp knives, and circumcised the children of Israel,.... Not that Joshua circumcised them himself, any more than he made the knives himself, but he ordered both to be done, and…
Barnes' Notes
The hill of the foreskins - i. e. the hill where the foreskins, the emblem of all worldly and carnal affections, were buried. (Compare Col 2:11-13; Col 3:1-6.)
A vast show, no doubt, the numerous camp of Israel made in the plains of Jericho, where now they had pitched their tents. Who can count the dust of Jacob? That which had long been the church in the…
Cambridge Bible
the hill of the foreskins or "Gibeah-haaraloth," probably so named from this transaction. Comp. Col 2:11-13; Col 3:1-6.