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I will keep my solemn promise to you and give you more descendants than can be counted.” Abram bowed with his face to the ground, and God said:

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]

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Footnotes

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

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