⁴ “As for me, this is my covenant with you:^(A) You will be the father of many nations.^{(B) 5} No longer will you be called Abram^[a]; your name will be Abraham,^[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.^{(D) 6} I will make you very fruitful;^(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.^(F)

¹⁷ I will surely bless you^(A) and make your descendants^(B) as numerous as the stars in the sky^(C) and as the sand on the seashore.^(D) Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,^{(E) 18} and through your offspring^[a] all nations on earth will be blessed,^[b](F) because you have obeyed me.”^(G)

¹⁹ Then Abraham returned to his servants, and they set off together for Beersheba.^(H) And Abraham stayed in Beersheba.

Nahor’s Sons

²⁰ Some time later Abraham was told, “Milkah is also a mother; she has borne sons to your brother Nahor:^{(I) 21} Uz^(J) the firstborn, Buz^(K) his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram), ²² Kesed, Hazo, Pildash, Jidlaph and Bethuel.^(L)” ²³ Bethuel became the father of Rebekah.^(M) Milkah bore these eight sons to Abraham’s brother Nahor.^{(N) 24} His concubine,^(O) whose name was Reumah, also had sons: Tebah, Gaham, Tahash and Maakah.