Genesis 17:3-5
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
3 Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be Abram,[a] but your name shall be Abraham;[b] for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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- Genesis 17:5 That is exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Here taken to mean father of a multitude
Genesis 17:3-5
King James Version
3 And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.
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.
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