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Circumcision knife

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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 ↗

Description

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

Significance

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

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