^4-5 (A) I promise that you will be the father of many nations. So now I'm changing your name from Abram to Abraham.^{[a] 6} I will give you a lot of descendants, and they will become great nations. Some of them will even be kings.

^17 (A) “I will bless you and give you such a large family, that someday your descendants will be more numerous than the stars in the sky or the grains of sand along the seashore. They will defeat their enemies and take over the cities where their enemies live.

^18 (A) You have obeyed me, and so you and your descendants will be a blessing to all nations on earth.”

^29 (A) So if you belong to Christ, you are now part of Abraham's family,^[a] and you will be given what God has promised.