No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (A)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (B)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude

No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

21 She will bear a son, and (A)you shall call his name Jesus, (B)for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 (C)All this took place (D)to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 (E)“Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name (F)Immanuel”

(which means, God (G)with us).

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21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[a](A) because he will save his people from their sins.”(B)

22 All this took place to fulfill(C) what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”[b](D) (which means “God with us”).

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  1. Matthew 1:21 Jesus is the Greek form of Joshua, which means the Lord saves.
  2. Matthew 1:23 Isaiah 7:14

You are the Lord, the God (A)who chose Abram and brought him out of (B)Ur of the Chaldeans (C)and gave him the name Abraham.

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“You are the Lord God, who chose Abram(A) and brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans(B) and named him Abraham.(C)

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Isaac's Birth Promised

15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[a] shall be her name.

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  1. Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah mean princess

15 God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai(A) your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.(B)

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28 Then he said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (B)you have striven with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives

28 Then the man said, “Your name(A) will no longer be Jacob, but Israel,[a](B) because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”(C)

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  1. Genesis 32:28 Israel probably means he struggles with God.

17 (A)He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (B)To the one who conquers I will give some of (C)the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, with (D)a new name written on the stone (E)that no one knows except the one who receives it.’

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17 Whoever has ears, let them hear(A) what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious,(B) I will give some of the hidden manna.(C) I will also give that person a white stone with a new name(D) written on it, known only to the one who receives it.(E)

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17 as it is written, (A)“I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, (B)who gives life to the dead and calls into existence (C)the things that do not exist.

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17 As it is written: “I have made you a father of many nations.”[a](A) He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed—the God who gives life(B) to the dead and calls(C) into being things that were not.(D)

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  1. Romans 4:17 Gen. 17:5

The next day, when (A)Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord does not call your name (B)Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.

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The next day, when Pashhur released him from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord’s name(A) for you is not Pashhur, but Terror on Every Side.(B)

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(A)The nations shall see your righteousness,
    and all the kings your glory,
(B)and you shall be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will give.
You shall be (C)a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
    and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
(D)You shall no more be termed (E)Forsaken,[a]
    and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,[b]
(F)but you shall be called (G)My Delight Is in Her,[c]
    and your land Married;[d]
for the Lord delights in you,
    and your land shall be married.

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Azubah
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Shemamah
  3. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Hephzibah
  4. Isaiah 62:4 Hebrew Beulah

The nations(A) will see your vindication,
    and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name(B)
    that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
You will be a crown(C) of splendor in the Lord’s hand,
    a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
No longer will they call you Deserted,(D)
    or name your land Desolate.(E)
But you will be called Hephzibah,[a](F)
    and your land Beulah[b];
for the Lord will take delight(G) in you,
    and your land will be married.(H)

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  1. Isaiah 62:4 Hephzibah means my delight is in her.
  2. Isaiah 62:4 Beulah means married.

42 He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon the son of (A)John. You shall be called (B)Cephas” (which means (C)Peter[a]).

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas and Peter are from the word for rock in Aramaic and Greek, respectively

42 And he brought him to Jesus.

Jesus looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You will be called(A) Cephas” (which, when translated, is Peter[a]).(B)

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  1. John 1:42 Cephas (Aramaic) and Peter (Greek) both mean rock.

In his days Judah will be saved, and (A)Israel will (B)dwell securely. And this is the name by which he will be called: (C)‘The Lord is our righteousness.’

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In his days Judah will be saved
    and Israel will live in safety.(A)
This is the name(B) by which he will be called:
    The Lord Our Righteous Savior.(C)

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15 You shall leave your name to (A)my chosen (B)for a curse,
    and the Lord God will put you to death,
    but his servants (C)he will call by another name,

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15 You will leave your name
    for my chosen ones to use in their curses;(A)
the Sovereign Lord will put you to death,
    but to his servants he will give another name.(B)

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25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[a] because of the Lord.

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord

25 and because the Lord loved him, he sent word through Nathan the prophet to name him Jedidiah.[a](A)

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  1. 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means loved by the Lord.