“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And you will be the father of a (A)multitude of nations.
“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.

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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  1. Genesis 17:5 I.e. exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 I.e. father of a multitude

17 indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly (A)multiply your [a]seed as the stars of the heavens and as (B)the sand which is on the seashore; and (C)your [b]seed shall possess the gate of [c]their enemies. 18 (D)In your [d]seed all the nations of the earth shall [e]be blessed, because you have (E)obeyed My voice.” 19 (F)So Abraham returned to his young men, and they arose and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham lived at Beersheba.

20 Now it came about after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, “Behold, (G)Milcah [f]also has borne children to your brother Nahor: 21 Uz his firstborn and Buz his brother and Kemuel the father of Aram 22 and Chesed and Hazo and Pildash and Jidlaph and Bethuel.” 23 Bethuel [g]became the father of (H)Rebekah; these eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 His concubine, whose name was Reumah, [h]also bore Tebah and Gaham and Tahash and Maacah.

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  1. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
  2. Genesis 22:17 Or descendants
  3. Genesis 22:17 Lit his
  4. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
  5. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves
  6. Genesis 22:20 Lit she also
  7. Genesis 22:23 Lit begot
  8. Genesis 22:24 Lit she also