Romans 4:17

as it is written, AV HAMON GOYIM N'TATICHA + 4:17 Gn 17:5 (I have made you father of many nations). This was in the sight of Hashem in whom “he believed,” G-d who gives Chayyim to the Mesim and calls things which have no existence into existence.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

In Context

16For this reason the havtachah (promise) is of emunah (faith), in order that it might be in accordance with unmerited Chen v'Chesed Hashem, that the havtachah might be certain to all the zera (seed), not to him who is of the Torah only, but also to bnei emunat Avraham (the sons of the faith of Avraham Avinu, to those who are of the faith of Abraham). Avraham Avinu is the father of us all,

18Against tikvah (hope), in tikvah “he believed,” in order that he might become AV HAMON GOYIM + 4:18 Gn 17:5 (father of many nations) in accordance with what had been said, So shall thy ZERA (seed) be. + 4:18 Gn 15:5

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Cross References

Genesis 17:4As for Me, hinei, My brit (covenant) is with thee, and thou shalt be an Av of many Goyim. + 17:4 See 18:18

Genesis 17:20And as for Yishmael, I have heard thee; hinei, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve nasi'im (princes, rulers) shall he father, and I will make him a goy gadol (great nation).

Genesis 28:3And El Shaddai bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a kahal amim;

Isaiah 44:7And who is like Me, who can preach as I do? 1 Let him make it known and set it out in order before Me, 1 since I appointed the Am Olam 1 and the otiyyot (things to come, future things) and what is approaching, 1 let them expound and make known in support of themselves. 1

Isaiah 49:12Hinei, these shall come from afar; 1 and, hinei, these from the tzafon and from the yam; 1 and these from Eretz Sinim. + 49:12 Sinites 1

Matthew 3:9Do not presume to say to yourselves, We have the yichus (proud lineage), we have the zechut Avot (merit of the Fathers) of Avraham Avinu (our father Abraham). For I say to you that Hashem is able to raise up from these avanim (stones) banim (sons) of Avraham.

Matthew Henry on Romans 4:10-23

The Case of Abraham. ( a. d. 58.) 9 Cometh this blessedness then upon the circumcision only, or upon the uncircumcision also? for we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned? when he was in circumcision, or in uncircumcision? Not in circumcision, but in uncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circumcision, a seal of the righteousness of the faith which he had yet being uncircumcised: that he might be the father of all them that believe, though they be not… Read the whole commentary →

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