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Read Full Chapter (Genesis 17) Genesis 17:2-6 KJV
"And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee."
Genesis 17:2-6 in Context (Verses 1–9 KJV)
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And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.*
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And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.
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And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,
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As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.*
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Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.*
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And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.
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And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.
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And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and I will be their God.*
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¶ And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.