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As for Ishmael, I will bless him also, just as you have asked. I will make him extremely fruitful and multiply his descendants. He will become the father of twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.

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highlighted Genesis 17:19 NLT

But God replied, “No—Sarah, your wife, will give birth to a son for you. You will name him Isaac, and I will confirm my covenant with him and his descendants as an everlasting covenant.

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highlighted Genesis 17:18 NLT

So Abraham said to God, “May Ishmael live under your special blessing!”

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highlighted Genesis 17:17 NLT

Then Abraham bowed down to the ground, but he laughed to himself in disbelief. “How could I become a father at the age of 100?” he thought. “And how can Sarah have a baby when she is ninety years old?”

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highlighted Genesis 17:16 NLT

And I will bless her and give you a son from her! Yes, I will bless her richly, and she will become the mother of many nations. Kings of nations will be among her descendants.”

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highlighted Genesis 17:15 NLT

Then God said to Abraham, “Regarding Sarai, your wife—her name will no longer be Sarai. From now on her name will be Sarah.

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highlighted Genesis 17:14 NLT

Any male who fails to be circumcised will be cut off from the covenant family for breaking the covenant.”

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highlighted Genesis 17:13 NLT

All must be circumcised. Your bodies will bear the mark of my everlasting covenant.

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highlighted Genesis 17:12 NLT

From generation to generation, every male child must be circumcised on the eighth day after his birth. This applies not only to members of your family but also to the servants born in your household and the foreign-born servants whom you have purchased.

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highlighted Genesis 17:8 NLT

And I will give the entire land of Canaan, where you now live as a foreigner, to you and your descendants. It will be their possession forever, and I will be their God.”

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highlighted Genesis 17:7 NLT

“I will confirm my covenant with you and your descendants after you, from generation to generation. This is the everlasting covenant: I will always be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

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highlighted Genesis 17:6 NLT

I will make you extremely fruitful. Your descendants will become many nations, and kings will be among them!

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highlighted Genesis 17:5 NLT

What’s more, I am changing your name. It will no longer be Abram. Instead, you will be called Abraham, for you will be the father of many nations.

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