Genesis 17:1–14

The Lord’s Fifth Promise to Abraham

¹When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. He said to Abram, “I am God Almighty. Live in my presence with integrity. ²I will give you my promise,^aand I will give you very many descendants.” ³Immediately, Abram bowed with his face touching the ground, and again God spoke to him, ⁴“My promise is still with you. You will become the father of many nations. ⁵So your name will no longer be Abram ^[Exalted Father^[, but Abraham ^[Father of Many^[ because I have made you a father of many nations. ⁶I will give you many descendants. Many nations and kings will come from you. ⁷I will make my promise to you and your descendants for generations to come as an everlasting promise. I will be your God and the God of your descendants. ⁸I am also giving this land where you are living—all of Canaan—to you and your descendants as your permanent possession. And I will be your God.” 

⁹God also said to Abraham, “You and your descendants in generations to come are to be faithful to my promise. ¹⁰This is how you are to be faithful to my promise: Every male among you is to be circumcised. ¹¹All of you must be circumcised. That will be the sign of the promise from me to you. ¹²For generations to come every male child who is eight days old must be circumcised, whether he is born in your household or bought with money from a foreigner who’s not related to you. ¹³Every male born in your household or bought with your money is to be circumcised without exception. So my promise will be a sign on your flesh, an everlasting promise. ¹⁴Any uncircumcised male must be excluded from his people because he has rejected my promise.”