Genesis 17:5

5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but 1your name shall be Abraham,[b]2for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

Genesis 17:5 In-Context

3 Then Abram fell on his face. And God said to him,
4 "Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations.
5 No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham,for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and kings shall come from you.
7 And I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.

Cross References 2

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. Abram means exalted father
  • [b]. Abraham means father of a multitude
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