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It was a sign of the Abrahamic Covenant. It required the foreskin of every male (newborns were circumcised on the 8th day) be cut away.

Genesis 17:11New International Version (NIV)

11 You are to undergo circumcision, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and you.

This was a primary sign for the House of Israel and for many Jews today. However, the emphasis for NT Christians is not on the physical but spiritual:

1 Corinthians 7:19New International Version (NIV)

19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God's commands is what counts.

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