Genesis 17:5
5No longer shall your name be called Abram, ▼▼ Abram means exalted father
but byour name shall be Abraham, ▼▼ Abraham means father of a multitude
dfor I have made you the father of a multitude of nations. Genesis 32:28
28Then he said, e“Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, ▼▼ Israel means He strives with God, or God strives
for gyou have striven with God and hwith men, and have prevailed.” 2 Samuel 12:25
25and sent a message by Nathan the prophet. So he called his name Jedidiah, ▼ because of the Lord.
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