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Genesis 17

Genesis 17 renews and expands God’s covenant with Abram. God identifies himself as the Almighty, changes Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s to Sarah, promises nations and kings, gives circumcision as the covenant sign, and again promises the land. Most importantly, God states that Sarah herself will bear a son, Isaac, and that the covenant will be established with him. Ishmael is blessed with fruitfulness and princes, but Isaac is the covenant heir.

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Genesis 17 renews and expands God’s covenant with Abram. God identifies himself as the Almighty, changes Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s to Sarah, promises nations and kings, gives circumcision as the covenant sign, and again promises the land. Most importantly, God states that Sarah herself will bear a son, Isaac, and that the covenant will be established with him. Ishmael is blessed with fruitfulness and princes, but Isaac is the covenant heir.

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Verses 1–8God changes Abram's name and confirms the covenantVerses 9–14Circumcision is given as the covenant signVerses 15–22Sarah is named and Isaac is promisedVerses 23–27Abraham circumcises his household
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1And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the…2And I will make my covenant between me and thee,…3And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with…4As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and…5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but…6And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will…7And I will establish my covenant between me and thee…8And I will give unto thee, and to thy seed…9And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant…10This is my covenant, which ye shall keep, between me…11And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and…12And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised…13He that is born in thy house, and he that…14And the uncircumcised man child whose flesh of his foreskin…15And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife,…16And I will bless her, and give thee a son…17Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said…18And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live…19And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a…20And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I…21But my covenant will I establish with Isaac, which Sarah…22And he left off talking with him, and God went…23And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were…24And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he…25And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he…26In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his…27And all the men of his house, born in the…