19 Bible Verses About Tradition

Therefore the children of Israel eat not of the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day: because he touched the hollow of Jacob’s thigh in the sinew that shrank.

And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man child in your generations, he that is born in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed.

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;

And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.

And they shall eat the flesh in that night, roast with fire, and unleavened bread; and with bitter herbs they shall eat it.

And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.

Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in his season from year to year.

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations.

And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon was Shelumiel the son of Zurishaddai.

Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments throughout their generations, and that they put upon the fringe of the borders a ribband of blue:

And thou shalt write Aaron’s name upon the rod of Levi: for one rod shall be for the head of the house of their fathers.

Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;

And their children, whom he raised up in their stead, them Joshua circumcised: for they were uncircumcised, because they had not circumcised them by the way.

Which the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.

And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel.

Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.