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Genesis 17:5
International Standard Version
Genesis 17:5
International Standard Version
5 Your name is no longer to be Abram.[a] Instead your name will be Abraham,[b] since I’ll make you the father of many nations.
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- Genesis 17:5 The Heb. name means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 The Heb. name means father of many
Genesis 17:5
English Standard Version
Genesis 17:5
English Standard Version
5 No longer shall your name be called Abram,[a] but (A)your name shall be Abraham,[b] (B)for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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- Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father
- Genesis 17:5 Abraham means father of a multitude
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English Standard Version (ESV)
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