First name Abraham in the world's Bibles
Meaning of the name: father of a great multitude. Related names are: Isaac, Jacob, Sarah . The translations of Abraham in 134 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
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Wear it!Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee. (GEN 17:5)
And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations. (GEN 17:9)
And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. (GEN 17:15)
Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? (GEN 17:17)
And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee! (GEN 17:18)
And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham. (GEN 17:22)
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. (GEN 17:23)
And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. (GEN 17:23)
And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. (GEN 17:24)
In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. (GEN 17:26)
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth. (GEN 18:6)
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it. (GEN 18:7)
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women. (GEN 18:11)
And the LORD said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old? (GEN 18:13)
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way. (GEN 18:16)
And the LORD said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; (GEN 18:17)
Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him? (GEN 18:18)
For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. (GEN 18:19)
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the LORD. (GEN 18:22)
And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked? (GEN 18:23)
And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes: (GEN 18:27)
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. (GEN 18:33)
And the LORD went his way, as soon as he had left communing with Abraham: and Abraham returned unto his place. (GEN 18:33)
And Abraham gat up early in the morning to the place where he stood before the LORD: (GEN 19:27)
And it came to pass, when God destroyed the cities of the plain, that God remembered Abraham, and sent Lot out of the midst of the overthrow, when he overthrew the cities in the which Lot dwelt. (GEN 19:29)
And Abraham journeyed from thence toward the south country, and dwelled between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. (GEN 20:1)
And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister: and Abimelech king of Gerar sent, and took Sarah. (GEN 20:2)
Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said unto him, What hast thou done unto us? and what have I offended thee, that thou hast brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? thou hast done deeds unto me that ought not to be done. (GEN 20:9)
And Abimelech said unto Abraham, What sawest thou, that thou hast done this thing? (GEN 20:10)
And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. (GEN 20:11)