blood

circumcision

is cleansing. Life is in the blood, so anything covered by blood, from God's perspective, is covered with life and for that reason is deemed cleansed.

Meyers presents further insight into her doctrine on covenants by asserting that when God joined in covenant with Abraham, He (God) directed him (Abraham) to circumcise himself and every male from age of eight days and older. She explains that blood was shed at what may be viewed as the fountain of life: the place that the seed or future generations would issue. She argues that blood is a strong substance, owing to the fact that life is in the blood. Likewise, when anything is covered by blood, from God's perspective, it is covered with life and for that reason is deemed cleansed.

is the shedding of blood at the fountain of life (the place that the seed or future generations would issue). Life is in the blood, so anything covered by blood, from God's perspective, is covered with life and for that reason is deemed cleansed.

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