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Genesis 17:1-11 (NET)

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¹ When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him and said, "I am the sovereign God. Walk before me and be blameless. ² Then I will confirm my covenant between me and you, and I will give you a multitude of descendants." ³ Abram bowed down with his face to the ground, and God said to him, ⁴ "As for me, this is my covenant with you: You will be the father of a multitude of nations. ⁵ No longer will your name be Abram. Instead, your name will be Abraham because I will make you the father of a multitude of nations. ⁶ I will make you extremely fruitful. I will make nations of you, and kings will descend from you. ⁷ I will confirm my covenant as a perpetual covenant between me and you. It will extend to your descendants after you throughout their generations. I will be your God and the God of your descendants after you. ⁸ I will give the whole land of Canaan the land where you are now residing to you and your descendants after you as a permanent possession. I will be their God." ⁹ Then God said to Abraham, "As for you, you must keep the covenantal requirement I am imposing on you and your descendants after you throughout their generations. ¹⁰ This is my requirement that you and your descendants after you must keep: Every male among you must be circumcised. ¹¹ You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins. This will be a reminder of the covenant between me and you.

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 5) Fearing God - A Father's Pain (2011-08-29)
(v. 9) Genesis 17 - Abram becomes Abraham (2011-10-17)

This passage is referenced in the following study note(s):
(v. 4) Teachers Worship: Genesis 24 (part I) (2014-06-01)
(v. 5) Teachers Worship: Genesis 24 (part I) (2014-06-01)

Definition(s):
Abram (Ehb-ram): high father
Abram (Ab-ram): high father
Abraham (Ab-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Abraham (Ehb-ra-ham): father of a great multitude
Canaan (Keh-nan): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues
Canaan (Keh-na-an): merchant; trader; or that humbles and subdues