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The covenant reflects the ongoing relationship between God and the Jewish people.

Fertility of the womb and fertility of the land are divine gifts.

Moses tells the Children of Israel that the covenant includes all of them, including the pious and faithful as well as the rebellious and confused.

God and Abram's covenant between the pieces raises issues of conditionality and obligation still relevant today.

Judaism emphasizes deed, not creed.

According to some interpreters, the Jews chose to be chosen.

Male converts to Judaism are traditionally required to undergo circumcision or, if already circumcised, a ritual removal of a single drop of blood.

Incentives to keep the covenant are directed at Israel because of Israel's power, through its behavior, to break the covenant.