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Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, “Behold, my covenant is with you, and you shall be the father of a multitude of nations. No longer shall your name be Abram,[a] but your name shall be Abraham;[b] for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 That is exalted father
  2. Genesis 17:5 Here taken to mean father of a multitude

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