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Genesis 17:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 17:5
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 Your name will no longer be Abram,[a] but your name will be Abraham,[b] for I will make you the father of many nations.(A)
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- Genesis 17:5 = The Father Is Exalted
- Genesis 17:5 = Father of a Multitude
Genesis 17:5
New Living Translation
Genesis 17:5
New Living Translation
5 What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham,[a] for you will be the father of many nations.
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- 17:5 Abram means “exalted father”; Abraham sounds like a Hebrew term that means “father of many.”
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