a father: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 16:10, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 25:1-18, Genesis 32:12, Genesis 35:11, Genesis 36:1-43; Numbers 1:1-54; Numbers 26:1-65; Romans 4:11-18; Galatians 3:28-29
many nations: Heb. multitude of nations
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Genesis 17:4
Genesis 17:4
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