Thou art the LORD the God, who didst choose Abram, and broughtest him forth out of Ur of the Chaldees, and gavest him the name of Abraham;
Parallel translations
- WEB You are Yahweh, the God who chose Abram, brought him out of Ur of the Chaldees, gave him the name of Abraham,
- BSB You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
- NKJV “You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram, And brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans, And gave him the name Abraham;
- NASB “You are the Lord God, Who chose Abram And brought him out from Ur of the Chaldees, And gave him the name Abraham.
- NLT “You are the Lord God, who chose Abram and brought him from Ur of the Chaldeans and renamed him Abraham.
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Quick answer
God chose Abram, brought him out of Ur, and renamed him Abraham. It matters because Israel's history rests on God's gracious, electing initiative.
Overview
The prayer moves from creation to covenant, recalling that God sovereignly chose and called Abram. Salvation history begins with divine grace, not human merit. This electing love finds its goal in Christ, the promised seed of Abraham, through whom all nations are blessed (Galatians 3:16).
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Cross-references · 9
- Gen 11:31And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son’s son, and Sarai his daughter in law, his son Abram’s wife; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go into the land of Canaan; and they came unto Haran, and dwelt there.
- Gen 17:5Neither shall thy name any more be called Abram, but thy name shall be Abraham; for a father of many nations have I made thee.
- Isa 51:2Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah that bare you: for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him.
- Acts 7:2–4And he said, Men, brethren, and fathers, hearken; The God of glory appeared unto our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
- Josh 24:2–3And Joshua said unto all the people, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Your fathers dwelt on the other side of the flood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor: and they served other gods.
- Gen 12:1–2Now the LORD had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:
- Gen 15:7And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
- Isa 41:8–9But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
- Deut 10:15Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
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