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Then I will certainly keep my covenant with you. I will make your descendants grow in number.’[a]

Abram fell down so that his face touched the ground. God said to him, ‘As for me, this is my covenant that I have made with you. You will become the ancestor of many nations of people.

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Footnotes

  1. 17:2 God had already promised Abram that he would have very many descendants. See Genesis 15:4-5. Here, God was helping Abram to remember his promise. Abram should continue to trust God.