Genesis 17:4-6
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4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
5 “No longer shall your name be called [a]Abram,
But (B)your name shall be [b]Abraham;
For (C)I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and (D)kings will come forth from you.
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- Genesis 17:5 I.e. exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 I.e. father of a multitude
Genesis 18:18
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18 since Abraham will surely become a great and [a]mighty nation, and in him (A)all the nations of the earth will be blessed?
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- Genesis 18:18 Or populous
Genesis 46:3
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3 He said, “(A)I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will (B)make you a great nation there.
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 You shall answer and say before the Lord your God, ‘(A)My father was a [a]wandering Aramean, and he went down to Egypt and [b]sojourned there, (B)few in number; but there he became a (C)great, mighty and populous nation.
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- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or perishing
- Deuteronomy 26:5 Or lived as an alien
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