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# all the desert people who cut the hair on the sides of their heads very short
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"all the people who live on the edge of the wilderness". People who cut their hair short in order to honor a pagan god.
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# For all these nations are uncircumcised
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"For the people of these nations did not enter into a covenant with Yahweh through circumcision". Foreigners being uncircumcised was a sign that they were not in Yahweh's covenant.
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# all the house of Israel has an uncircumcised heart
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"all the people of Israel are only circumcised on the outside and have not changed their hearts". An "uncircumcised heart" represents the character of a person that does not follow Yahweh and his laws. |