Popular Bible Verses from Genesis 17

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When Abram was 99 years old, the LORD appeared to him. He said, “I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and live the right way.

I will change your name from Abram to Abraham, because I am making you the father of many nations.

And I will prepare an agreement between me and you. This agreement will also be for all your descendants. It will continue forever. I will be your God and the God of all your descendants.

“This is my part of our agreement: I will make you the father of many nations.

God said, “No, I said that your wife Sarah will have a son. You will name him Isaac. I will make my agreement with him that will continue forever with all his descendants.

And I will give this land to you and to all your descendants. I will give you the land you are traveling through—the land of Canaan. I will give you this land forever, and I will be your God.”

Abraham bowed his face to the ground to show he respected God. But he laughed and said to himself, “I am 100 years old. I cannot have a son, and Sarah is 90 years old. She cannot have a child.”

God said to Abraham, “I will give Sarai, your wife, a new name. Her new name will be Sarah.

You will cut the skin to show that you follow the agreement between me and you.

But I will make my agreement with Isaac, the son who Sarah will have. He will be born at this same time next year.”

When the baby boy is eight days old, you will circumcise him. Every boy born among your people and every boy who is a slave of your people must be circumcised. So every baby boy in your nation will be circumcised. Every boy who is born from your family or bought as a slave will be circumcised.