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Genesis 17:5 KJV
Genesis · chapter 17 · verse 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.Genesis 17:5 · King James Version
Genesis 17:5 in context
3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
7And 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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Key words (Strong's)
- AbrahamʼAbrâhâmAbraham, the later name of AbramH85 →
- nationsgôwya foreign nationH1471 →
- calledqârâʼto call out toH7121 →
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- AbramʼAbrâmAbram, the original name of AbrahamH87 →
- nameshêman appellation, as amark or memorial of individualityH8034 →
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The promise here is introduced with solemnity: "As for me," says the great God, "behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;" as before (Gen 17:2), I will make my covenant. Note, The covenant of grace is a covenant of God's own making;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 4-6