King James Version (KJV)
Genesis 17:5
“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.”
Verse in context — Genesis 17
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And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
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As for me, behold, my covenant [is] with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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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.
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And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
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And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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