Génesis 17:4

4 —Este es el pacto que establezco contigo: Tú serás el padre de una multitud de naciones.

Génesis 17:4 Meaning and Commentary

Genesis 17:4

As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee
Who was gracious to make it, faithful to keep it, and immutable in it, though Abram was but a man, and sinful:

and thou shalt be a father of many nations:
as he was of many Arabian nations, and of the Turks in the line of Ishmael; and of the Midianites, and others, in the line of his sons by Keturah; and of the Israelites in the line of Isaac, as well as of the Edomites in the line of Esau; and in a spiritual sense the father of all that believe, in all the nations of the world, circumcised or uncircumcised, as the apostle explains it, ( Romans 4:11 Romans 4:12 Romans 4:16-18 ) .

Génesis 17:4 In-Context

2 Así confirmaré mi pacto contigo, y multiplicaré tu descendencia en gran manera.

3 Al oír que Dios le hablaba, Abram cayó rostro en tierra, y Dios continuó:

4 —Este es el pacto que establezco contigo: Tú serás el padre de una multitud de naciones.

5 Ya no te llamarás Abram, sino que de ahora en adelante tu nombre será Abraham, porque te he confirmado como padre de una multitud de naciones.

6 Te haré tan fecundo que de ti saldrán reyes y naciones.