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    Circumcision

    The removal of the foreskin of the male genital organ. The procedure was made mandatory for Abraham and his descendants, but it is not a requirement for Christians. It is also used figuratively in a variety of contexts.​—Ge 17:10; 1Co 7:19; Php 3:3.