Désormais ton nom ne sera plus Abram (Père éminent), mais Abraham, car je ferai de toi le père d’une multitude de peuples[a].

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  1. 17.5 Cité en Rm 4.17-18.

No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B)

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.

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.

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I am changing your name from Abram[a] to Abraham.[b] This is because I am making you a father of many nations.

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  1. 17:5 Abram This name means “honored father.”
  2. 17:5 Abraham The end of the Hebrew word for “Abraham” sounds like the beginning of the Hebrew word for “many.”