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Genesis 17:15
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Genesis 17:15
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Isaac's Birth Promised
15 And God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai, but Sarah[a] shall be her name.
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- Genesis 17:15 Sarai and Sarah mean princess
2 Samuel 12:25
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2 Samuel 12:25
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25 and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah,[a] because of the Lord.
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- 2 Samuel 12:25 Jedidiah means beloved of the Lord
Genesis 32:28
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Genesis 32:28
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28 Then he said, (A)“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel,[a] for (B)you have striven with God and (C)with men, and have prevailed.”
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- Genesis 32:28 Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
Genesis 17:5
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Genesis 17:5
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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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The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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