Genesis 17:1–9

The Sign of the Covenant

17 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord aappeared to Abram and said to him, b“I am 1Almighty God; cwalk before Me and be dblameless. 2 And I will make My ecovenant between Me and you, and fwill multiply you exceedingly.” 3 Then Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying: 4 “As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you, and you shall be ga father of 2many nations. 5 No longer shall hyour name be called 3Abram, but your name shall be 4Abraham; ifor I have made you a father of 5many nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make jnations of you, and kkings shall come from you. 7 And I will lestablish My covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you in their generations, for an everlasting covenant, mto be God to you and nyour descendants after you. 8 Also oI give to you and your descendants after you the land pin 6which you are a stranger, all the land of Canaan, as an everlasting possession; and qI will be their God.”

9 And God said to Abraham: “As for you, ryou shall keep My covenant, you and your descendants after you throughout their generations.

a	Ge 12:7 Ge 18:1
b	Ge 28:3 Ge 35:11 Ex 6:3 Job 42:2
1	Heb. El Shaddai
c	2 Ki 20:3
d	Ge 6:9 Dt 18:13
e	Ge 15:18 Ex 6:4 Ga 3:19
f	Ge 12:2 Ge 13:16 Ge 15:5 Ge 18:18
g	Ro 4:11 Ro 4:12 Ro 4:16
2	Lit. multitude of nations
h	Ne 9:7
3	Lit. Exalted Father
4	Lit. Father of a Multitude
i	Ro 4:17
5	a multitude of
j	Ge 17:16 Ge 35:11
k	Mt 1:6
l	Ga 3:17
m	Ge 26:24 Ge 28:13 Le 11:45 Le 26:12 Le 26:45 Heb 11:16
n	Ro 9:8 Ga 3:16
o	Ge 12:7 Ge 13:15 Ge 13:17 Ac 7:5
p	Ge 23:4 Ge 28:4
6	Lit. of your sojournings
q	Ex 6:7 Ex 29:45 Le 26:12 Dt 29:13 Re 21:7
r	Ex 19:5