Where does the ritual of Brit Milah come from?

Do now:

• Read through the following text in Hebrew or in English and highlight the words: Covenant or ברית.

* Note: they may be written in different variations.

• What is another "Milah Mancha" (repeating word) or repeating idea/concept in this text?

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Focus on verses 9-15:

1. Who is supposed to be circumcised?_________________________________________________________________

2. Why do we need to do the circumcision?_________________________________________________________________

3. How old should the child be when circumcised?_________________________________________________________________

4. Who else, other than your personal child, should be circumcised?_________________________________________________________________

5. According to the text, what will happen to someone who is not circumcised? Why?_________________________________________________________________

"Kareth (cut off) is the punishment for certain crimes and offenses defined under Jewish law (e.g. eating the life blood of a living animal, eating suet, refusing to be circumcised, etc.), a punishment that can only be given at the hand of heaven unto persons of the Jewish faith who are bound to keep the Jewish law, rather than made punishable by any earthly court. [...] Kareth can either mean dying young (before the age of 50 or 60^[10]), dying without children, or the soul being spiritually "cut off" from your people after death.^{[11]" (Kareth, Wikipedia)}

How does the Wikipedia explanation of the phrase "cut off" (Kareth = כָּרֵת‎) help us understand what will happen to someone who is not circumcised, ACCORDING TO THE BIBLICAL TEXT?

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