Genesis 17:5
Therfore shalt thou no more be called Abram but thy name shalbe Abraham: for a father of many nations haue I made the
William Tyndale Bible (1525/1530)
In The King James Version
In Context
4I am beholde my testamet is with the that thou shalt be a father of many natios.
Cross References
Genesis 32:28And he sayde: thou shalt be called Iacob nomore but Israell. For thou hast wrastled with God and with men ad hast preuayled.
Matthew 1:21She shall brynge forthe a sonne and thou shalt call his name Iesus. For he shall save his peple from their synnes.
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 →