Assertion: circumcision | /r/HasProperty | adopted
Facets:
value: by surrounding nations
type: OTHER
value: from the egyptians
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: If, therefore, we question the assertion of Herodotus, that circumcision was of Egyptian origin, and was adopted from the Egyptians by surrounding nations, and, among these, by the Syrians (Jews) of Palestine, it is not because of theological scruples, but rather because of lack of argument.