Holy Scripture

Genesis 17:7

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“And I will establish my covenant between me and you, and between your seed after you in their generations with an everlasting covenant; that I may be your God and the God of your seed after you. The old translation has: And I will establish my testament. It should be noted, however, that wherever we read "testament" i…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Genesis (Hexaemeron)

Source: Septuagint

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7And I will establish my covenant between thee and thy seed after thee, to their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be thy God, and the God of thy seed after thee.

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5And thy name shall no more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham, for I have made thee a father of many nations.

6And I will increase thee very exceedingly, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

— Genesis 17:7 —

8And I will give to thee and to thy seed after thee the land wherein thou sojournest, even all the land of Canaan for an everlasting possession, and I will be to them a God.

9And God said to Abraham, Thou also shalt fully keep my covenant, thou and thy seed after thee for their generations.

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