Genesis 17:5

Good News Translation

Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, because I am making you the ancestor of many nations.

Cross References

Genesis 17:15

God said to Abraham, “You must no longer call your wife Sarai; from now on her name is Sarah.

Genesis 32:28

The man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob. You have struggled with God and with men, and you have won; so your name will be Israel.”

Genesis 32:29

Jacob said, “Now tell me your name.” But he answered, “Why do you want to know my name?” Then he blessed Jacob.

Genesis 35:10

God said to him, “Your name is Jacob, but from now on it will be Israel.” So God named him Israel.

2 Samuel 12:25

and commanded the prophet Nathan to name the boy Jedidiah, because the Lord loved him.

1 Chronicles 1:27

and Abram (also known as Abraham).

Nehemiah 9:7

You, Lord God, chose Abram and led him out of Ur in Babylonia; you changed his name to Abraham.

Isaiah 65:15

My chosen people will use your name as a curse. I, the Sovereign Lord, will put you to death. But I will give a new name to those who obey me.

Jeremiah 20:3

The next morning, after Pashhur had released me from the chains, I said to him, “The Lord did not name you Pashhur. The name he has given you is ‘Terror Everywhere.’

Jeremiah 23:6

When he is king, the people of Judah will be safe, and the people of Israel will live in peace. He will be called ‘The Lord Our Salvation.’

Numbers 13:16

These are the spies Moses sent to explore the land. He changed the name of Hoshea son of Nun to Joshua.

John 1:42

Then he took Simon to Jesus. Jesus looked at him and said, “Your name is Simon son of John, but you will be called Cephas.” (This is the same as Peter and means “a rock.”)

Romans 4:17

as the scripture says, “I have made you father of many nations.” So the promise is good in the sight of God, in whom Abraham believed—the God who brings the dead to life and whose command brings into being what did not exist.

Revelation 2:17

“If you have ears, then, listen to what the Spirit says to the churches! “To those who win the victory I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give each of them a white stone on which is written a new name that no one knows except the one who receives it.