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Genesis 17:5

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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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The surrounding passage

  1. Genesis 17:3

    And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

  2. Genesis 17:4

    As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

  3. Genesis 17:6

    And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

  4. Genesis 17:7

    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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