Genesis 17:5
Neither will your name any longer be Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I will make you the father of a multitude of nations.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
In Context
4“I make this solemn promise to you: you will be the father of a multitude of nations.
6I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and will make nations of you, and kings will spring from you.
Cross References
Genesis 32:28Then he said, “Your name will be no longer Jacob, but Israel, for you have struggled with God and with mortals and have won.”
Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son; name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
Matthew Henry on Genesis 17:5-7
4 As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee. The promise here is introduced with solemnity: " As for me, " says the great God, "behold, behold and admire it, behold and be assured of it, my covenant is with thee;" as before ( v. 2 ),… Read the whole commentary →