The Sign of the Covenant

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am God Almighty;^[a] walk before me, and be blameless.^(A)

⁶ I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you.^(A)

¹⁶ I will bless her and also give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.”^(A)

³ May God Almighty^[a] bless you and make you fruitful and numerous, that you may become a company of peoples.^(A)

³¹ These are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the Israelites.^(A)

⁴ and said to me, ‘I am going to make you fruitful and increase your numbers; I will make of you a company of peoples and will give this land to your offspring after you for a perpetual holding.’^(A)