What is the sign of the covenant between God and Abraham?

You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskins, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and you. God promised to make Abraham the father of a great people and said that Abraham and his descendants must obey God. In return God would guide them and protect them and give them the land of Israel.Jun 25, 2009 read more

He binds Himself to the covenant. God caused a sleep to fall upon Abraham so that he would not be able to pass between the two halves of the animals. Fulfillment of the covenant fell to God alone. Later, God gave Abraham the rite of circumcision as the specific sign of the Abrahamic Covenant (Genesis 17:9–14). read more

Genesis 17 New King James Version (NKJV) The Sign of the Covenant. 17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am Almighty God; walk before Me and be blameless. read more

Abraham and his children were commanded to be circumcised as a "sign of covenant" between them and God (Gen. 17:10-11). At Sinai, Moses sprinkled the blood of animals on the altar and upon the people who entered into covenant with God (Exo. 24:3-8). read more