30. 1646. From the above it now clearly follows that circumcision was not a matter of necessity, except for the Jewish and Israelitish people, that is, the posterity of Abraham through Jacob. There are numerous other reasons for this, which cannot yet be brought to light here, and have not yet been told to me, but have been revealed to Abraham himself, the Parent of God the Messiah as to the flesh, as Abraham himself, through an angel, now tells me, thus bearing witness that the things are true that have been told above. These words are to be considered like those indented, as they say, on this page, above [29]. mAbraham is speaking of the matters contained in the paragraph just above, namely, 1644 [28].n [Abraham; Circumcision]
1649. .... "Hamor came, and Shechem his son, to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city" [Gen 34:20], ff. These things are so wicked that for now, they are passed by, and perhaps even until the time for printing, if that seems good. They cannot yet be inserted here,
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