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The first use of [[circumcision]] to cause violence was at [[Gilgal]], where Joshua ordered the Israelites to be circumcised]].<ref>{{REFweb
The first use of [[circumcision]] to cause violence was at [[Gilgal]], where Joshua ordered the Israelites to be [[circumcised]].<ref>{{REFweb
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}}</ref> The circumcision event occured just before the military action to take possession of the land of Canaan.<ref>{{REFweb
}}</ref> The [[adult circumcision| circumcision]] event occured just before the military action to take possession of the land of Canaan.<ref>{{REFweb
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