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  4. From: kgatling@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Keith E Gatling)
  5. Subject: Re: About circumcision
  6. Message-ID: <1992Dec22.013336.9962@newstand.syr.edu>
  7. Organization: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
  8. References: <1992Dec18.173018@IASTATE.EDU> <1992Dec19.015857.25809@colorado.edu> <1992Dec19.171659@IASTATE.EDU>
  9. Date: Tue, 22 Dec 92 01:33:36 EST
  10. Lines: 18
  11.  
  12. In article <1992Dec19.171659@IASTATE.EDU> mcoffin@IASTATE.EDU (Marie Coffin)
  13. writes:
  14.  
  15.    > Here's an odd fact I bet you didn't know:  some biblical
  16.    > historians now believe that Jews began circumcision to correct a
  17.    > medical problem prevelent in their gene pool...probably a
  18.    > foreskin that wouldn't retract properly.  They suspect this is
  19.    > behind the story of Abraham's inability to father children
  20.    > also.
  21.  
  22. Hmm...and all this time I thought the "problem" was with Sarah, since Abe did
  23. manage to father a son through Hagar.  Oh well, you learn something new every
  24. day.
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  27. * Keith E Gatling                                  kgatling@mailbox.syr.edu *
  28. *          Opinions?  I've got plenty of them.  Just ask my wife!           *
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