Bible Verses About Quotations and Allusions: Romans 4:17, »I have made thee a father of many nations.«

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Verses on Romans 4:17, »I have made thee a father of many nations.«

  1. Genesis 17:5

    Your name will no longer be Avram [exalted father], but your name will be Avraham [father of many], because I have made you the father of many nations.

  2. Romans 4:17

    This accords with the Tanakh, where it says, “I have appointed you to be a father to many nations.” Avraham is our father in God’s sight because he trusted God as the one who gives life to the dead and calls nonexistent things into existence.