Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Revdpickrel AT wmconnect.com]

In a message dated 12/22/2004 3:33:29 PM Central Standard Time, 
jwest AT highland.net writes:


> Ok- if that is so, and the Scriptures do not say "God told them to do it on 
> the 8th day because he knew they would bleed to death if they did it on the 
> 6th or 7th" then how can you posit such a notion as a reason for 8th day 
> circumcision?

Just plain old common sense I suppose, Jim.  For centuries ancient doctors 
bleed their patients to heal them.  

Doug Pickrel
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, TX