Abram and Nahor took wives: Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
Genesis 17:15 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised God said to Abraham, ‘As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And God said to Abraham, As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her name Sarai; but Sarah [Princess] her name shall be. American Standard Version (1901) And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. Common English Bible God said to Abraham, “As for your wife Sarai, you will no longer call her Sarai. Her name will now be Sarah. Catholic Public Domain Version God said also to Abraham: "Your wife Sarai, you shall not call Sarai, but Sarah. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version God said also to Abraham: Sarai, thy wife, thou shalt not call Sarai, but Sara. |
Abram and Nahor took wives: Abram’s wife was named Sarai, and Nahor’s wife was named Milcah. She was the daughter of Haran, the father of both Milcah and Iscah.
If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant.’
I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her.’
Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations.
‘Your name will no longer be Jacob,’ he said. ‘It will be Israel because you have struggled with God and with men and have prevailed.’
and he sent a message through the prophet Nathan, who named him Jedidiah, because of the Lord.
Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness, you who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut, and to the quarry from which you were dug.