Life Cycle

Among the foundations of the Jewish religion, the commandment of circumcision recalls God's covenant with Abraham: "As for you, you and your seed after you throughout the generations shall keep My covenant. Such shall be the covenant between Me and you and your seed to follow which you shall keep: every male among you shall be circumcised. More

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Circumcision knife with depiction of the Binding of Isaac Italy 17th century	Circumcision knife Germany 17th century	Flask and knife, part of a circumcision set Prague, Bohemia 1681	Double beaker for circumcision Hall, Tirol, Austria 1827	Circumcision knife Germany 18th century
Pidyon HaBen (the Redemption of the First-Born) plate, with depictions of the Binding of Isaac, and the zodiac signs Bochnie, Galicia, Austria-Hungary 1838	Pair of goblets for circumcision Vienna, Austria 1707