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According to James DeMeo (1989), male circumcision (MGM) originated in | According to James DeMeo (1989), male circumcision ([[MGM]]) originated in northeast Africa before the start of recorded history.<ref name="demeo1989">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> Moses was not [[circumcised]] and did not require circumcision. | }}</ref> Moses was not [[circumcised]] and did not require circumcision, however Joshua did require circumcision, so the males were circumcised when they camped at [[Gilgal]], just west of the Jordan River.<ref>{{REFweb | ||
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Later, chapter seventeen was inserted into Genesis to cover the institutiion of circumcision.<ref></ref> | |||
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