Reference for Nedarim 63:7
ופליגא דרבי אליעזר דאמר רבי אליעזר גדולה תורה שאילמלא תורה לא נתקיימו שמים וארץ שנאמר אם לא בריתי יומם ולילה חקות שמים וארץ לא שמתי וגו'
It was taught: Rabbi sand, Great is circumcision, for none so ardently busied himself with [God's] precepts as our Father Abraham, yet he was called perfect only in virtue of circumcision, as it is written, Walk before me and be thou perfect,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Gen. XVII, 1, in reference to circumcision. ');"><sup>12</sup></span> and it is written, And I will make my covenant between me and thee.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XVII, 2. [Indicating that Abraham was to attain perfection through the covenant of circumcision.] Rashi, without pointing out any incorrectness in the text, relates this verse to the next passage; v. next note. ');"><sup>13</sup></span>
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