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Genesis 17:5
Evangelical Heritage Version

5 Your name will not be Abram anymore, but your name will be Abraham,[a] for I have made you the father of a large group of nations.

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  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram and Abraham are variants of the same name. Both mean exalted father, but Abraham sounds more like the Hebrew for father of a multitude.
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Genesis 17:5
New International Version

5 No longer will you be called Abram[a]; your name will be Abraham,[b](A) for I have made you a father of many nations.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 17:5 Abram means exalted father.
  2. Genesis 17:5 Abraham probably means father of many.
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