Genesis 17

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Genesis 17 is a biblical chapter in which God formalizes His promises to Abraham by instituting circumcision as the sign of an everlasting covenant and renaming Abram and Sarai.

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Label Occurrences
Genesis 17 canonical 3

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chapter of the Bible
chapter of the Book of Genesis
containsEvent Abraham's plea for Ishmael
Abraham's reaction of falling on his face and laughing
God appears to Abram
God changes Abram's name to Abraham
God changes Sarai's name to Sarah
God's blessing of Ishmael
circumcision of Abraham
circumcision of Ishmael
circumcision of all males in Abraham's household
command that every male be circumcised
institution of circumcision as covenant sign
promise of Abraham as father of many nations
promise of a son Isaac by Sarah
promise of an everlasting covenant with Abraham and his descendants
promise of kings coming from Abraham
promise of the land of Canaan as an everlasting possession
covenantCondition every male must be circumcised
covenantPenalty uncircumcised male cut off from his people
covenantScope Abraham and his descendants NERFINISHED
foreign-born males in Abraham's household
covenantSign circumcision
follows Genesis 16 NERFINISHED
language Biblical Hebrew NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Abraham NERFINISHED
Abram NERFINISHED
God NERFINISHED
Sarah NERFINISHED
Sarai NERFINISHED
mentionsPerson Isaac NERFINISHED
Ishmael NERFINISHED
mentionsPlace Canaan NERFINISHED
namesChanged Abram to Abraham NERFINISHED
Sarai to Sarah NERFINISHED
partOf Book of Genesis NERFINISHED
Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Old Testament NERFINISHED
Pentateuch NERFINISHED
Torah NERFINISHED
positionInBook 17
precedes Genesis 18 NERFINISHED
promisedOffspring Isaac NERFINISHED
theologicalTheme circumcision
covenant
election of Abraham
everlasting covenant
promise
sign of the covenant

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