How do we know the Bible was referring to penile circumcision in the Genesis verse? What sources are there that verify that genital cutting was truly what was intended?

by Orenrhockey

Is it not possible that this has merely been mistranslated and misinterpreted over the years?

talondearg

I can't find a single ancient version, translation, or lexicon that suggests it is a mistranslation. Is it possible? Yes. Is it remotely likely? No, not without conspiracy-level falsification of lexical data across the ancient world.

things_random

Not that this is definitive proof but the original Hebrew word for foreskin, used in the verse, is Orlah. See here for multiple other uses of the same word all seeming to mean foreskin.