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Circumcision Knife (izmel)

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(Circumcision knife)

Circumcision knife, Europe, 1775-1785
Circumcision knife, Europe, 1775-1785CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
A plate decorated with a circumcision scene, a knife for per
A plate decorated with a circumcision scene, a knife for perCC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗
Surgical Indian instruments: midwifery and circumcision knife
Surgical Indian instruments: midwifery and circumcision knifeCC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

Beschreibung

Double-edged blade, often with a handle of engraved silver or ivory, used by the mohel for ritual circumcision (brit mila) on the eighth day. It is part of a kit comprising bandages and vials.

Bedeutung

It serves the fulfillment of Abraham's covenant, one of the founding rites of belonging to the Jewish people.

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