Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 17

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When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him again and said, “I am God All-Powerful. If you obey me and always do right

I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.

I will always keep the promise I have made to you and your descendants, because I am your God and their God.

I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.

But God answered: No! You and Sarah will have a son. His name will be Isaac, and I will make an everlasting promise to him and his descendants.

I will give you and them the land in which you are now a foreigner. I will give the whole land of Canaan to your family forever, and I will be their God.

Abraham bowed with his face to the ground and thought, “I am almost 100 years old. How can I become a father? And Sarah is 90. How can she have a child?” So he started laughing.

Abraham, from now on your wife's name will be Sarah instead of Sarai.

As the sign that you are keeping this promise, you must circumcise every man and boy in your family.

But your son Isaac will be born about this time next year, and the promise I am making to you and your family will be for him and his descendants forever.

From now on, your family must circumcise every baby boy when he is eight days old. You must even circumcise any man or boy you have as a slave, both those born in your homes and those you buy from foreigners. This will be a sign that my promise to you will last forever.