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Eight days after his birth, the baby is circumcised and given the name the angel commanded.
Following Jewish law, Mary and Joseph have Jesus circumcised on the eighth day and formally name him Jesus — the name Gabriel had specified before he was even conceived. It's a quiet moment of obedience that connects this child to the covenant God made with Abraham centuries earlier.
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