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Genesis 17:3-6
English Standard Version
Genesis 17:3-6
English Standard Version
3 Then Abram (A)fell on his face. And God said to him, 4 “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be (B)the father of a multitude of nations. 5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (C)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (D)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make (E)you into nations, and (F)kings shall come from you.
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
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The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
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