Genesis 17:4-6
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4 “As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.[a] 5 Your name will no longer be Abram,[b] but your name will be Abraham,[c] for I will make you the father of many nations.(A) 6 I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
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- Genesis 17:4 Abraham was the father of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and Midianites. Spiritually, he is the father of all believers; Gl 3:7,29.
- Genesis 17:5 = The Father Is Exalted
- Genesis 17:5 = Father of a Multitude
Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.(A)
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Genesis 46:3
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3 God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.(A)
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:
My father was a wandering Aramean.(A) He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there.(B) There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.
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