Genesis 17:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Genesis 17:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Genesis 17:5 is a verse from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Genesis 17:5 — KJV
“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. Abraham: that is, Father of a great multitude”
— Genesis 17:5 (KJV)
Genesis 17:5 in Context — About the Book of Genesis
Genesis is the book of beginnings — creation, the fall, the flood, and the call of Abraham. It answers the oldest questions: where we came from, why the world is broken, and how God begins His rescue plan through one family. Every major theme in the Bible is planted here as a seed.
Cross-References for Genesis 17:5
“And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. pruninghooks: or, scythes”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:5: neither, any, more
“At that time they shall call Jerusalem the throne of the LORD; and all the nations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the LORD, to Jerusalem: neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. imagination: or, stubbornness”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:5: neither, name, any
“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. of many...: Heb. of generation and generation”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:5: neither, any, more
“And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. pruninghooks: or, scythes”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:5: neither, any, more
“(As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations,) before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. before him: or, like unto him”
Shares key themes with Genesis 17:5: any, father, many
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