Guest Posted October 27, 2019 Share Posted October 27, 2019 Im reading Genesis in detail. Why does Abram become Abraham? T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deborah_ Posted October 27, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 790 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 878 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted October 27, 2019 The name Abram means 'exalted father'. Abraham means 'father of a multitude'. God re-names Abram in Genesis 17 (He also changes the name of Sarai to Sarah), to mark the imminent fulfilment of His promise to give them many descendants. The name change also symbolises God's "ownership" of them (because you can only name what belongs to you). Just as later on He will change Jacob's name to Israel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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