• PER016 The circumcision of the infant Jesus

    Luke 2.21 recounts the circumcision of the infant Jesus, eight days after his birth in Bethlehem. In accordance with Mosaic law, Joseph and Mary have the child circumcised and name him Jesus, as announced by the angel Gabriel. This Hebrew name (Yehoshua) means ‘the Eternal is salvation’. Luke alone recounts this episode, emphasising the Messiah's humanity and his roots in Jewish tradition.

    Leviticus 12.3 (King James Version) :
    And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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