Genesis 17:16 meaning and explanation

And I will bless her and will surely give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will be the mother of nations; kings of peoples will descend from her.”

Genesis 17:16, Berean Standard Bible

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God is speaking to Abram, now renamed Abraham, in the covenant encounter at age ninety-nine. Sarah, formerly Sarai, has been barren, and the promise of a son through her is humanly impossible at her age.

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