Leviticus 12:3

“And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.] Or the foreskin of his flesh, that is, of the man child born according to the law, (<011712>Genesis 17:12) and this seems to furnish out a reason why a male child was not circumcised before the eighth day, and why it was then, because before that its mother was in her separation and uncleanness, and then was freed from it; and so the Targum of Jonathan. The circumcision of a male child on the eighth day was religiously observed, and even was not omitted on account of the sabbath, when the eighth day happened to be on that, (see Gill on “<430722>John 7:22-23”). It is an observation of Aben Ezra on this place, that the wise…”

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“12:3 By the eighth day, a baby’s system has developed to a point where the blood can clot properly, rendering circumcision relatively safe.”

“Gen 17:11, Gen 17:12; Deu 30:6; Luk 1:59, Luk 2:21; Joh 7:22, Joh 7:23; Rom 3:19, Rom 4:11, Rom 4:12; Gal 3:17, Gal 5:3; Phi 3:5; Col 2:11 Leviticus 12:4”

“After the expiration of this period, on the eighth day, the boy was to be circumcised (see at Gen 17). She was then to sit, i.e., remain at home, thirty-three days in the blood of purification, without touching anything holy or coming to the sanctuary (she was not to take any part, therefore, in the sacrificial meals, the Passover, etc.), until the days of her purification were full, i.e., had expired. Leviticus 12:5”