Genesis 17:5 meaning and explanation
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
Genesis 17:5, Berean Standard Bible
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God is speaking to Abram, who has waited decades for the promised heir and is now ninety-nine. The new name marks a new stage in the covenant: Abraham sounds like the Hebrew for "father of a multitude," and the name itself becomes a spoken promise.
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