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He also thought that circumcision should be done as early as possible as it would not be as likely to be done by someone's own free will.<ref name="james1976" /> He claimed that the [[foreskin]] prevented [[semen ]] from reaching the [[vagina ]] and so should be done as a way to increase the nation's population.<ref>{{REFweb
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|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_circumcision#Hellenistic_and_Judaic_culture
|Author=Philo Judaeus
|Source=A Treatise On Circumcision
|ref=<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.loebclassics.com/view/philo_judaeus-special_laws/1937/pb_LCL320.99.xml |title=A Treatise On Circumcision. Philo Judaeus |accessdate=20212022-0611-2005}}</ref>
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==Other views==
The Christian fathers rejected the practice of circumcision for Christians at the [[Council at Jerusalem]] in 49 A.D. shortly before Philo's death.<ref>Acts of the Apostles 15:1-30.</ref>
Philo's views on the beneficial health effects of circumcision are rejected by most contemporary medical authorities.<ref name="racp2010">{{REFdocument
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