Genesis 17:7

Translations

Modern

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Traditional

And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Literal

And I will establish My covenant between Me and between you and between your seed after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you, and to your seed after you.

Latin

Et statuam pactum meum inter me et te, et inter semen tuum post te in generationibus suis, fœdere sempiterno: ut sim Deus tuus, et seminis tui post te.

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English

I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.

Notes

Genesis 17:7–8

The land of Canaan was to be an everlasting possession for the descendants of Abraham. The Lord would always be their God (see Jeremiah 31:31–40; Zechariah 8:8; Luke 1:68–79; Revelation 21:1–4).

Genesis 17:1–27

God gave Abram's family signs that his promises would come true. He changed Abram's name to Abraham (17:1–8). He established circumcision as the sign of the covenant (17:9–14, 23–27). He changed Sarai's name to Sarah (17:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

Abraham God’s Covenant with Abraham God’s Covenant with David God’s Covenant with Noah Inheriting the Land Promised Land Symbolic Numbers

Related verses

Romans 9:7–9
Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
Acts 2:39
This promise belongs to you and your children and to all who are far off—to all whom the Lord our God will call to Himself.”
Genesis 26:24
…and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your descendants for the sake of My servant Abraham.”
Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
Genesis 28:13
And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Hebrews 11:16
Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
Galatians 3:16–17
The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, “and to seeds,” meaning many, but “and to your seed,” meaning One, who is Christ.
Micah 7:20
You will show faithfulness to Jacob and loving devotion to Abraham, as You swore to our fathers from the days of old.
Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw this, He was indignant and told them, “Let the little children come to Me, and do not hinder them! For the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Psalm 105:8–11
He remembers His covenant forever, the word He ordained for a thousand generations—

Glossary

Abraham Adam (Person) Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Biblical Concept of Law Circumcision Covenant Deuteronomy, Book of Ebla Tablets Firstborn Genealogy of Jesus Christ Genesis, Book of God, Names of Grace History of Israel Land Patriarchs, Period of the Promise

Topics

Abraham: God's Covenant With Children of the Righteous, Blessed of God Children: Share Benefits of Covenant Privileges Guaranteed to Parents Circumcision: Covenant Promises of Covenant: Abraham Dividing God's Land God: Love of, Exemplified Infant Baptism Jesus, the Christ: Incarnation of Prophecies Respecting Christ: As the Seed of Abraham The Covenant: Made With: Abraham The Jews: Promises Respecting Made to Abraham The Land of Israel

Genesis 17:7

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