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Genesis 17

Genesis 17 ( Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)): And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Isaac . Within the broader Biblical Knowledge Graph, this connects directly to Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs—Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram—renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Connected Genealogical Figures & Lineage

Abram/Abraham (Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah ): ( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world. (mentioned in Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 , Genesis 17 ) Isaac (Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham): ( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ). (mentioned in Genesis 17 , Genesis 21 , Genesis 22 ) Eber (or Heber ) (Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah ): ( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ). (mentioned in Genesis 10 , Genesis 11 , Genesis 14 ) Merari (Generation 24 • Child of Levi ): ( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ). (mentioned in Genesis 46 , Exodus 6 , Numbers 3 )

Biblical Geography & Sacred Architecture

3D Sanctuary Reconstructions: Noah's Ark — Scale 3D reconstruction of Noah's Ark built to the exact 6:1 length-to-beam ratio specified in Genesis 6:14–16 (300 × 50 × 30 cubits), featuring three internal decks, a side door, and an elevated roof skylight (tzohar) finished one cubit from the top.

Scripture Witness (KJV) & Canonical Context

Primary KJV scripture witnesses include Genesis 17:26 : "In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son."; Genesis 17:3 : "And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,"; Genesis 17:18 : "And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!". Related canonical books and chapters: Genesis 17 ( Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)), Genesis (Old Testament • 50 Chapters).

Connected Topics & Entities Book/Chapter Verse Person Place Lexicon Theology Commentary

Topics, People & Places (36)

Genesis 17
99% Chapter
Genesis • Chapter 17 (27 verses)

And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram , and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. And Abram fell on his face: and God talked... Mentions: Abram/Abraham, Canaan , Ishmael , Isaac .

Genesis
99% Old Testament
Old Testament • 50 Chapters

Genesis (Old Testament, 50 chapters). Key figures: Adam , Cain , Abel , Enoch , Irad , Mehujael . Key places: Eden , Havilah 2 , Gihon 2 , Ethiopia , Assyria , Euphrates . Opens with: "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth...."

Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)
Gustave Doré — The Deluge (The Great Flood)
IMAGE 99%
IMAGE • artwork

Dramatic engraving portraying desperate families and a mother shielding her child on a rock as floodwaters engulf the earth ( Genesis 7 ).

Gustave Doré • La Grande Bible de Tours / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
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Genesis Part 2 (Chapters 12–50)
VIDEO 99%
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 12 –50 following God's covenant with Abraham , the trials of Isaac and Jacob , and Joseph 's descent into Egypt showing God working good through human failure.

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Genesis 7:17
99% Verse
Genesis Chapter 7, Verse 17

Scripture passage in Genesis 7:17

Abram/Abraham
95% Messianic Line
Generation 20 • Messianic Line • Child of Terah

( Genesis 11:26 , 1 Chronicles 1:26-27 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 25:7-10 ) G-d renamed Abram to Abraham ( Genesis 17:5 ). Abram was the first person called 'Hebrew' in the Bible ( Genesis 14:13 ). Abram was born 1948 years from the creation of the world.

Isaac
95% Messianic Line
Generation 21 • Messianic Line • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 21:5 , 1 Chronicles 1:34 , Luke 3:34 , Genesis 35:28-29 ) G-d named Isaac before he was even born ( Genesis 17:19 ).

Eber (or Heber)
88% Messianic Line
Generation 14 • Messianic Line • Child of Shelah

( Genesis 10:24 , 1 Chronicles 1:18 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:17-18 ) Eber/Heber is the person who became the father of the Hebrews . Abram was the first to be called a Hebrew in Scripture ( Genesis 14:13 ).

יָחִיד
yahid (yāḥîḏ) [yaw-KHEED]
H3173 Hebrew adjective 12x
only one, solitary, precious only-begotten

Only one, uniquely precious, only-begotten; applied to Isaac ('take your son, your only son Isaac', Genesis 22:2) and prophetic mourning over an only son (Zechariah 12:10).

Derivation: From יָחַד (H3161) to unite.
Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:
LXX ⇄ G3439
Themes:
only-begotten messianic sacrifice typology
Key Scripture Passages:
GEN.22.2 GEN.22.12 JDG.11.34 PSA.22.20 PRO.4.3 JER.6.26 ZEC.12.10
Merari
85% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Merari were to camp on the northward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:35 ).

Elam
85% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Elam is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Gershon (Gershom)
83% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 , 6:43 ) The families of the Gershonites were to camp behind the tabernacle westward ( Numbers 3:23 ).

Ishmael
82% Gen 21
Generation 21 • Child of Abram/Abraham

( Genesis 16:16 , 1 Chronicles 1:28 , Genesis 25:17 ) Ishmael became an archer ( Genesis 21:20 ).

Asshur
81% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Asshur is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad)
81% Messianic Line
Generation 12 • Messianic Line • Child of Shem

Arpachshad (or Arphaxad) is a biblical figure in Generation 12 of the Messianic Line , child of Shem , parent of Shelah . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 , Luke 3:36 )

Kohath
80% Gen 24
Generation 24 • Child of Levi

( Genesis 46:11 , Exodus 6:16 , Numbers 3:17 , 1 Chronicles 2:1 , 6:1 , 6:16 ) The families of the sons of Kohath were to camp on the southward side of the tabernacle ( Numbers 3:29 ).

Serug
79% Messianic Line
Generation 17 • Messianic Line • Child of Reu

Serug is a biblical figure in Generation 17 of the Messianic Line , child of Reu , parent of Nahor . ( Genesis 11:20 , 1 Chronicles 1:25-26 , Luke 3:35 , Genesis 11:22-23 )

Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)
Michelangelo — The Creation of Adam (Sistine Chapel)
IMAGE 79%
IMAGE • artwork

Iconic high Renaissance fresco painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel illustrating God breathing life into Adam ( Genesis 2:7 ).

Michelangelo Buonarroti • Sistine Chapel, Vatican Museums / Wikimedia Commons Public Domain Mark 1.0
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Genesis 1:1-10 Historic Lunar Orbit Broadcast Recitation
AUDIO 79%
AUDIO • scripture

Historic audio transmission from Apollo 8 astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, and Frank Borman reading Genesis 1 from lunar orbit on Christmas Eve 1968.

NASA Astronauts William Anders, Jim Lovell, Frank Borman • NASA / National Archives Public Domain
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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Parashat Lekh Lekha V)
AUDIO 79%
AUDIO • scripture

Traditional Tiberian cantillation (te'amim) chanting of the Masoretic Text of Genesis 13 -14 in Biblical Hebrew.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
Aram
79% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 ) The kingdom of Aram was a constant enemy of Israel in the time of the kings ( 1 Kings 11:23 , 1 Kings 20:1 , 1 Kings 20:20-23 )

Mahalalel
78% Messianic Line
Generation 5 • Messianic Line • Child of Kenan

Mahalalel is a biblical figure in Generation 5 of the Messianic Line , child of Kenan , parent of Jared . ( Genesis 5:12 , Luke 3:37 , Genesis 5:17 )

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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Melchizedek Blessing Gen 14)
AUDIO 78%
AUDIO • scripture

Traditional liturgical cantillation of Genesis 14:18-24 recounting Melchizedek king of Salem blessing Abram with bread and wine.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Hebrew Genesis Torah Cantillation (Covenant of the Pieces Gen 15)
AUDIO 78%
AUDIO • scripture

Cantillation chanting of Genesis 15 recording God's unilateral covenant with Abram and the promise of heirs like the stars.

AdoniTzedek / Wikimedia Commons • Wikimedia Commons CC-BY-SA 3.0
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Genesis Part 1 (Chapters 1–11)
VIDEO 78%
VIDEO • overview

Overview of Genesis 1 –11 exploring creation, the human rebellion in Eden , the spread of sin through Cain and the Flood , and God's scattering of humanity at Babylon .

BibleProject • BibleProject CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 / Standard YouTube License
Lud
75% Gen 12
Generation 12 • Child of Shem

Lud is a biblical figure in Generation 12, child of Shem . ( Genesis 10:22 , 1 Chronicles 1:17 )

γένεσις
genesis (génesis) [ghen'-es-is]
G1078 Greek noun feminine 5x
origin, lineage, birth

Primary meaning: origin, lineage, birth. Strong's: nativity; figuratively, nature. Lexical nuances: origin, lineage : βίβλος γενέσεως (as in Ge 2:4 a 5:1 ), Mt 1:1 . birth : Mt 1:18 , Lk 1:14 (Rec. γέννησις ); πρόσωπον τῆς γ. , face of his birth ("what God made him to be," Hort., in l.), Ja 1:23 ; ὁ τροχὸς τῆς γ. , the wheel (course) of birth or creation ("the wheel of man's nature according to its original Divine purpose," Hort), Ja 3:6 .†

Derivation: from the same as G1074 (γενεά);
Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:
LXX ⇄ H8435
Themes:
eschatology creation
Key Scripture Passages:
MAT.1.1 MAT.1.18 LUK.1.14 JAS.1.23 JAS.3.6
Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs
73% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan ( Genesis 12:1 ), Abram —renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5 —receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob .

Enoch
72% Gen 3
Generation 3 • Child of Cain

Enoch is a biblical figure in Generation 3, child of Cain , parent of Irad . ( Genesis 4:17 )

The Flood & Noahic Covenant
65% Wiki Topic
Wiki Article • Torah & Covenant

In the tenth generation from Adam , Noah builds an ark to preserve life through the global Flood ( Genesis 6:14 , Genesis 7:6 ), leading to God's everlasting covenant with all living creatures and the repopulation of the earth through Shem , Ham , and Japheth .

Noah's Ark
63% 3D Model
Interactive 3D Vessel Reconstruction • Genesis 6:14–16

Scale 3D reconstruction of Noah's Ark built to the exact 6:1 length-to-beam ratio specified in Genesis 6:14–16 (300 × 50 × 30 cubits), featuring three internal decks, a side door, and an elevated roof skylight (tzohar) finished one cubit from the top.

אַחֲרִית
aharit (ʾaḥărît) [akh-ar-EETH]
H319 Hebrew noun feminine 61x
latter end, future, culmination

Latter end, future, final destiny; especially in prophetic phrase acharit ha-yamim ('the latter days / end of days', Genesis 49:1, Isaiah 2:2) marking Messianic era.

Derivation: From אַחַר (H310) after.
Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:
LXX ⇄ G2078
Themes:
eschatology messianic prophecy future
Key Scripture Passages:
GEN.49.1 NUM.24.14 DEU.4.30 PSA.73.17 PRO.23.18 ISA.2.2 DAN.10.14

Scripture Passages (24)

Genesis 17:26 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

In the selfsame day was Abraham circumcised, and Ishmael his son.

Genesis 17:3 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And Abram fell on his face: and God talked with him, saying,

Genesis 17:18 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And Abraham said unto God, O that Ishmael might live before thee!

Genesis 17:22 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And he left off talking with him, and God went up from Abraham .

Genesis 17:2 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.

Genesis 17:4 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

As for me, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt be a father of many nations.

Genesis 17:24 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And Abraham was ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Genesis 17:25 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.

Genesis 10:17 (KJV)
KJV

And the Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite,

Genesis 17:9 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And God said unto Abraham , Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Genesis 42:17 (KJV)
KJV

And he put them all together into ward three days.

Genesis 17:6 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And I will make thee exceeding fruitful, and I will make nations of thee, and kings shall come out of thee.

Genesis 29:17 (KJV)
KJV

Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.

Genesis 17:11 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin; and it shall be a token of the covenant betwixt me and you.

Genesis 17:21 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

But my covenant will I establish with Isaac , which Sarah shall bear unto thee at this set time in the next year.

Genesis 17:27 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And all the men of his house, born in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him.

Genesis 31:17 (KJV)
KJV

Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels;

Genesis 17:17 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear?

Genesis 18:17 (KJV)
KJV

And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Genesis 30:17 (KJV)
KJV

And God hearkened unto Leah , and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth son.

Genesis 17:15 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

And God said unto Abraham , As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be.

Genesis 1:17 (KJV)
KJV

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,

Genesis 5:17 (KJV)
KJV

And all the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years: and he died.

Genesis 17:5 (KJV)
Genesis 17 KJV

Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram , but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father of many nations have I made thee.

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