Genesis 17:5
Neither will your name any more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4"As for me, behold, my covenant is with you. You will be the father of a multitude of nations.
6I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
Cross References
Genesis 32:28He said, "Your name will no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have fought with God and with men, and have prevailed."
Numbers 13:16These are the names of the men who Moses sent to spy out the land. Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun Joshua.
1 Chronicles 1:27Abram (the same is Abraham).
Isaiah 62:2The nations shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory, and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord shall name.
Jeremiah 20:3It happened on the next day, that Pashhur brought forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, "The Lord has not called your name 'Pashhur,' but 'Magormissabib.'
Matthew 1:21And she will bring forth a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for it is he who shall 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 →