...blessed. 't The promise of God was renewed, and more particularly explained, after the birth of Ishmael. ' Behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations ; — and I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings...

...unalterable purpose towards us. " And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying, As for me, es,@! , many nations " (or, as we may also read it, " and thou shalt be for a father" [in patrem, 2N^>] " of...

...multiply thee exceedingly. 3 Ana Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying, 4 As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 6 H Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but'thy name shall be Abraham ;...

...to system. — But let me bring a proof or two of my position : — 1. Gen. xvii. 4, 5. " As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a...

...Abraham, containing a richer blessing and more glorious promises. God talked with Abraham and said, " Behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations :" " and I will give unto thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou art a...

...multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face : and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for...

...multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face ; and God talked with him, saying, As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram ; but thy name shall be Abraham, for...

...I will multiply thee exceedingly. 3 Abram fell flat on his face. 4 And God said to him : I AM, and my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations. 5 Neither shall thy name be called any more Abram : but thou ehalt be called Abraham...

...referred to, is in the seventeenth chapter of Genesis, where Jehovah says to Abraham, 5 " As for me. Behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations," or, as it is rendered in the margin, " a multitude of nations." It is plain, therefore,...

...multiply thee exceedingly. " And Abram fell upon his face, and God talked with him, saying, ' As for me, behold my covenant is with thee, and thou Shalt be a father of many nations, and kings shall come out of thee. And I will establish my covenant between me and thy...