Yosua 5:3

5:3 So Joshua made flint knives and circumcised the Israelites on the Hill of the Foreskins. ¹ 

Yosua 10:16

10:16 The five Amorite kings ²  ran away and hid in the cave at Makkedah.

[5:3]  ¹ tn Or “Gibeath Haaraloth.” This name means “Hill of the Foreskins.” Many modern translations simply give the Hebrew name, although an explanatory note giving the meaning of the name is often included.

[5:3]  sn The name given to the place, Hill of the Foreskins was an obvious reminder of this important event.

[10:16]  ² tn Heb “these five kings.”