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4-5 (A) I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.[a] 6 I will give you a lot of descendants, and they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

7 (B) I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

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  1. 17.4,5 Abraham: In Hebrew “Abraham” sounds like “father of many nations.”

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