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}}</ref> from at least as early as the 2nd century {{#tip-text:BCE|Before Common Era, an alternative to BC}}.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Glick
|first=LeonardB. |init=LB
|author-link=Leonard B. Glick
|year=2005
The sight of circumcised genitals at public baths or gymnasia would inspire laughter and ridicule. Jewish men who wished to gain acceptance in the larger social world gave themselves a presentable appearance by pulling the remaining foreskin forward as far as possible, and keeping it under enough tension to encourage permanent stretching toward its original length. Using a fibular pin or a cord, they pierced the front of the remaining foreskin, drew it forward, and fixed it in place; sometimes they would attach a weight to maintain tension. Over time the foreskin stretched and restored at least some of the appearance of an intact organ.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Glick
|first=LeonardB. |init=LB
|author-link=Leonard B. Glick
|year=2005
}}</ref> Up until the 2th century, [[Jewish circumcision]] involved only partial foreskin removal. Rabbis of the 2th century mandated ''peri’ah'', or the complete ablation of the foreskin in order to prevent Jewish men from engaging in foreskin restoration.<ref>{{REFbook
|last=Glick
|first=LeonardB. |init=LB
|author-link=Leonard B. Glick
|year=2005
|last=Bigelow
|first=Jim
|init=J
|author-link=Jim Bigelow
|year=
|last=Bigelow
|first=Jim
|init=J
|author-link=Jim Bigelow
|year=
|last=Bigelow
|first=Jim
|init=J
|author-link=Jim Bigelow
|year=
|last=Masters
|first=William H.
|init=WH
|last2=Johnson
|first2=Virginia E.
|init2=VE
|year=1966
|title=Human Sexual Response