I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Genesis 17:8 in context
Genesis 17:5–11
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Your name will no more be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham; for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.
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I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make nations of you. Kings will come out of you.
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I will establish my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God to you and to your offspring after you.
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I will give to you, and to your offspring after you, the land where you are traveling, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession. I will be their God.”
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God said to Abraham, “As for you, you shall keep my covenant, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations.
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This is my covenant, which you shall keep, between me and you and your offspring after you. Every male among you shall be circumcised.
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You shall be circumcised in the flesh of your foreskin. It will be a token of the covenant between me and you.
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