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'''Abrahamic covenant''' is the name given to the ''quid pro quo'' covenant that Chapter Seven of Genesis alleges exists between God and Abraham.

According to Genesis 7, God promises Abraham:

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==Questioning the Abrahamic covenant==

~~Many have wondered why God would create men with a [[foreskin]] with documented protective~~, ~~immunological, sensory~~, and ~~sexual [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]] only~~ to ~~required that~~ it ~~be cut off after eight days~~ of ~~life~~.

DeMeo (1989), by geographical study, identifies East Africa and the Near East as the origin of male circumcision. He says it then spread to Egypt where the Jews learned about it.<ref name="demeo1989">{{REFdocument

|title=The Geography of Genital Mutilations

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|last=Demeo

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|publisher=''The Truthseeker''

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|date=1989-01

|accessdate=2020-02-26

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Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts pain, physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a non-cutting naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]].

Many have wondered why God would create men with a [[foreskin]] with documented protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]] only to require that it be cut off after eight days of life.

Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts pain, physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a non-cutting naming peaceful naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]].

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 '''Abrahamic covenant''' is the name given to the ''quid pro quo'' covenant that Chapter Seven of Genesis alleges exists between God and Abraham.
 According to Genesis 7, God promises Abraham:
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 ==Questioning the Abrahamic covenant==
-Many have wondered why God would create men with a [[foreskin]] with documented protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]] only to required that it be cut off after eight days of life.
+DeMeo (1989), by geographical study, identifies East Africa and the Near East as the origin of male circumcision. He says it then spread to Egypt where the Jews learned about it.<ref name="demeo1989">{{REFdocument
+ |title=The Geography of Genital Mutilations
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |url=http://www.nocirc.org/symposia/first/demeo1.html
+ |contribution=
+ |quote=
+ |trans-quote=
+ |quote-lang=
+ |last=Demeo
+ |first=James
+ |author-link=
+ |publisher=''The Truthseeker''
+ |format=
+ |date=1989-01
+ |accessdate=2020-02-26
+}}</ref>
-Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts pain, physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a non-cutting naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]].
+Many have wondered why God would create men with a [[foreskin]] with documented protective, immunological, sensory, and sexual [[Foreskin#Physiological_functions| physiological functions]] only to require that it be cut off after eight days of life.
+Some contemporary Jewish parents feel that [[circumcision]] is a painful amputation that inflicts pain, physical, [[Sexual effects of circumcision| sexual]], and [[Psychological issues of male circumcision| psychological]] harm to a child. They wish to protect a son from such harm and so have adopted a non-cutting naming peaceful naming ceremony usually called [[Brit Shalom]] instead of the traditional [[Brit Milah]].
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