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Genesis 17:5

וְלֹא ־ יִקָּרֵא עוֹד אֶת ־ שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָם וְהָיָה שִׁמְךָ אַבְרָהָם כִּי אַב ־ הֲמוֹן גּוֹיִם נְתַתִּֽיךָ ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

4אֲנִי הִנֵּה בְרִיתִי אִתָּךְ וְהָיִיתָ לְאַב הֲמוֹן גּוֹיִֽם ׃

6וְהִפְרֵתִי אֹֽתְךָ בִּמְאֹד מְאֹד וּנְתַתִּיךָ לְגוֹיִם וּמְלָכִים מִמְּךָ יֵצֵֽאוּ ׃

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Cross References

Genesis 32:28וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מַה ־ שְּׁמֶךָ וַיֹּאמֶר יַעֲקֹֽב ׃

Numbers 13:16אֵלֶּה שְׁמוֹת הָֽאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר ־ שָׁלַח מֹשֶׁה לָתוּר אֶת ־ הָאָרֶץ וַיִּקְרָא מֹשֶׁה לְהוֹשֵׁעַ בִּן ־ נוּן יְהוֹשֻֽׁעַ ׃

1 Chronicles 1:27אַבְרָם הוּא אַבְרָהָֽם ׃ ס

Isaiah 62:2וְרָאוּ גוֹיִם צִדְקֵךְ וְכָל ־ מְלָכִים כְּבוֹדֵךְ וְקֹרָא לָךְ שֵׁם חָדָשׁ אֲשֶׁר פִּי יְהוָה יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ ׃

Jeremiah 20:3וַֽיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַיֹּצֵא פַשְׁחוּר אֶֽת ־ יִרְמְיָהוּ מִן ־ הַמַּהְפָּכֶת וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו יִרְמְיָהוּ לֹא פַשְׁחוּר קָרָא יְהוָה שְׁמֶךָ כִּי אִם ־ מָגוֹר מִסָּבִֽיב ׃ פ

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 →

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