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I am changing your name from Abram[a] to Abraham[b] because I am making you a father of many nations.

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  1. 17:5 Abram This name means “honored father.”
  2. 17:5 Abraham The end of the Hebrew word for “Abraham” sounds like the beginning of the Hebrew word for “many.”

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