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Genesis 17:5
Good News Translation

5 (A)Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham,[a] because I am making you the ancestor of many nations.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 This name sounds like the Hebrew for “ancestor of many nations.”
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Genesis 17:5
Common English Bible

5 And because I have made you the ancestor of many nations, your name will no longer be Abram[a] but Abraham.[b]

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Or exalted ancestor
  2. Genesis 17:5 Or ancestor of a multitude
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