Genesis 17:5
Neither shall thy shem any more be called Avram, but thy shem shall be Avraham; for Av hamon Goyim (Father of a multitude of Goyim) have I made thee. + 17:5 Ga 3:29 says, “And if you belong to Moshiach ( Isa 53:10), then you are of the ZERAH of Avraham Avinu, you are yoreshim (heirs) according to the havtachah (promise).”
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Genesis 32:28And he said unto him, What is shemecha? And he said, Ya'akov.
Numbers 13:16These are the shmot of the men which Moshe sent to spy out the land. And Moshe called Hoshea ben Nun Yehoshua. + 13:16 See Zech 6:11-12 on the personal name of Moshiach in prophecy
1 Chronicles 1:27Avram, the same is Avraham.
Isaiah 62:2And the Goyim shall see thy tzedek, 1 and kol melachim thy kavod; 1 and thou shalt be called by a shem chadash, 1 which the mouth of Hashem shall designate. 1
Jeremiah 20:3And it came to pass on the next day, that Pashchur brought forth Yirmeyah out of the stocks. Then said Yirmeyah unto him, Hashem hath not called thy shem Pashchur, but Magor Missaviv (Terror on Every Side).
Matthew 1:21And she shall bear BEN (Son) and you will call SHMO + 1:21 Zech 6:12 (his name) YEHOSHUA + 1:21 Zech 6:11-12 because he will bring his people yeshu'ah (rescue, salvation, deliverance) from their peyshaim (rebellions).
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 →