1 Chronicles 1:27 meaning and explanation

and Abram (that is, Abraham).

1 Chronicles 1:27, Berean Standard Bible

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The Chronicler is tracing a line from Adam to Abraham, compressing generations into a single sweep so that his readers, returned from exile, can see where they stand in the story. Here the list pauses on one man and gives both forms of his name: Abram, then Abraham, the name God gave him when he promised that he would become the father of many nations.

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