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Genesis 17:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Genesis 17:4-6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
4 “As for Me, My covenant is with you: you will become the father of many nations.[a] 5 Your name will no longer be Abram,[b] but your name will be Abraham,[c] for I will make you the father of many nations.(A) 6 I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
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- Genesis 17:4 Abraham was the father of the Israelites, Ishmaelites, Edomites, and Midianites. Spiritually, he is the father of all believers; Gl 3:7,29.
- Genesis 17:5 = The Father Is Exalted
- Genesis 17:5 = Father of a Multitude
Genesis 17:4-6
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Genesis 17:4-6
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4 “As for me, this is my covenant with you:(A) You will be the father of many nations.(B) 5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](C) for I have made you a father of many nations.(D) 6 I will make you very fruitful;(E) I will make nations of you, and kings will come from you.(F)
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
Genesis 17:4-6
King James Version
Genesis 17:4-6
King James Version
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.
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Genesis 18:18
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Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham is to become a great and powerful nation, and all the nations of the earth will be blessed through him.(A)
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Genesis 18:18
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Genesis 18:18
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18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation,(A) and all nations on earth will be blessed through him.[a]
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- Genesis 18:18 Or will use his name in blessings (see 48:20)
Genesis 18:18
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Genesis 18:18
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18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?
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Genesis 46:3
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Genesis 46:3
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3 God said, “I am God, the God of your father. Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there.(A)
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Genesis 46:3
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Genesis 46:3
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3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 You are to respond by saying in the presence of the Lord your God:
My father was a wandering Aramean.(A) He went down to Egypt with a few people and lived there.(B) There he became a great, powerful, and populous nation.
Deuteronomy 26:5
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 Then you shall declare before the Lord your God: “My father was a wandering(A) Aramean,(B) and he went down into Egypt with a few people(C) and lived there and became a great nation,(D) powerful and numerous.
Deuteronomy 26:5
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Deuteronomy 26:5
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5 And thou shalt speak and say before the Lord thy God, A Syrian ready to perish was my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:
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