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Genesis 17:5

Abraham
Identity and self-worthCovenant and promises

3 Then Abram fell facedown, and God said to him,

4 “As for Me, this is My covenant with you: You will be the father of many nations.

No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.

6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you.

7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
KJV
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
WEB
Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
ASV
Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for the father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
DARBY
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of a multitude of nations have I made thee.
BLB
And your name shall no longer be called Abram, and your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you a father of many nations.
ÅB
Ditt navn skal ikke mere være Abram; men ditt navn skal være Abraham, for jeg gjør deg til far for en mengde folk.
OTB
Ikke lenger skal ditt navn være Abram, men ditt navn skal være Abraham, for jeg har gjort deg til far for mange folkeslag.
B1930
Ditt navn skal ikke mere være Abram; men ditt navn skal være Abraham, for jeg gjør dig til far for en mengde folk.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 1:21–23

    She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”

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  • Nehemiah 9:7

    You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

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  • Romans 4:17

    As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.” He is our father in the presence of God, in whom he believed, the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being what does not yet exist.

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  • Genesis 17:15

    Then God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, do not call her Sarai, for her name is to be Sarah.

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  • Genesis 32:28

    Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men, and you have prevailed.”

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  • Revelation 2:17

    He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who overcomes, I will give the hidden manna. I will also give him a white stone inscribed with a new name, known only to the one who receives it.

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  • Isaiah 62:2–4

    Nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You will be called by a new name that the mouth of the LORD will bestow.

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  • Jeremiah 20:3

    The next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The LORD does not call you Pashhur, but Magor-missabib.

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