Genesis 17:3-8

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3} Then Abram fell on his face [in worship], and God spoke with him, saying,

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“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,
And [as a result] you shall be the father of many nations.

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“No longer shall your name be Abram (exalted father),
But your name shall be Abraham (father of a multitude);
For I will make you the father of many nations.

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6} I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and ^(a)kings will come from you. ^{Tools
7} I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your descendants after you.^(A) ^{Tools
8} I will give to you and to your descendants after you the land in which you are a stranger [moving from place to place], all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession [of property]; and I will be their God.”^(B)

Footnotes:

a. Genesis 17:6: This prophecy and promise has been literally fulfilled countless times—for example, by all of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Cross references:

A. Genesis 17:7: Galatians 3:16

B. Genesis 17:8: Acts 7:5