Genesis 17:1-8
Read Genesis 17 in full →Circumcision, the Sign of the Covenant
17Now it happened that when Abram was ninety-nine years old, aYahweh appeared to Abram and said to him, “I am 1God bAlmighty;Walk before Me and be 2,cblameless,
2so that I may 1confirm My acovenant between Me and you,And that I may bmultiply you exceedingly.”3Then Abram afell on his face, and God spoke with him, saying,
4“As for Me, behold, My covenant is with you,And you will be the father of a amultitude of nations.5“And no longer shall your name be called 1Abram,But ayour name shall be 2Abraham;For bI have made you the father of a multitude of nations.6“And I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you, and akings will go forth from you. 7“And I will establish My covenant between Me and you and your seed after you throughout their generations for an aeverlasting covenant, bto be God to you and cto your seed after you. 8“aAnd I will give to you and to your seed after you, the land of your sojournings, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession; and bI will be their God.”