Genesis 17:5

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Summary

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

But thy name

General references

Genesis 12:2

Genesis 35:10

Bible References

But thy name

And God said, As for Sarai, your wife, from now her name will be not Sarai, but Sarah.

And he said, Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel: for in your fight with God and with men you have overcome.

These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to get knowledge about the land. And Moses gave to Hoshea, the son of Nun, the name of Joshua.

And he sent word by Nathan the prophet, who gave him the name Jedidiah, by the word of the Lord.

You are the Lord, the God, who took Abram and made him yours, guiding him from Ur of the Chaldees, and gave him the name of Abraham;

And the nations will see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you will have a new name, given by the mouth of the Lord.

And your name will become a curse to my people, and the Lord God will put you to death, and give his servants another name:

Then on the day after, Pashhur let Jeremiah loose. Then Jeremiah said to him, The Lord has given you the name of Magor-missabib (Cause-of-fear-on-every-side), not Pashhur.

In his days Judah will have salvation and Israel will be living without fear: and this is the name by which he will be named, The Lord is our righteousness.

And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

And he took him to Jesus. Looking at him fixedly Jesus said, You are Simon, the son of John; your name will be Cephas (which is to say, Peter).

He who has ears, let him give ear to what the Spirit says to the churches. To him who overcomes I will give of the secret manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name, of which no one has knowledge but he to whom it is given.

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And I will make of you a great nation, blessing you and making your name great; and you will be a blessing:

Jacob is your name, but it will be so no longer; from now your name will be Israel; so he was named Israel.