Nehemiah 9:7

Translations

Modern

You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

Traditional

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;

Literal

You are He, YHWH, the God who chose Abram and brought him out from Ur of the Chaldeans, and you set his name to be Abraham.

Latin

Tu ipse, Domine Deus, qui elegisti Abram, et eduxisti eum de igne Chaldæorum, et posuisti nomen ejus Abraham:

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English

You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.

Notes

Nehemiah 9:7–8

God's actions with Abram—calling him (Genesis 12:1–3; 15:7), giving him a new name and identity (Genesis 17:5), making a covenant with him (Genesis 15:6–21; 17:4–5), and fulfilling his promises of land and descendants (Genesis 15:18–21)—showed God's faithfulness and inspired confidence in God's future actions.

Nehemiah 9:5–37

This lengthy prayer admits the nation's sins and praises God for his compassion throughout history (compare Psalms 105–106; 135–136). It encouraged listeners to admit their own unfaithfulness and ask God for compassion and forgiveness.

Nehemiah 7:73–10:39

This section, possibly from Ezra’s personal memoirs, explains how Ezra’s teaching of God’s law renewed the people's commitment to serve God and follow his instructions. Spiritual revival occurred alongside the civic work of Ezra and Nehemiah.

Theme notes and profiles

God’s Covenant with Abraham God's Word at the Center Nehemiah’s Confidence in God

Related verses

Genesis 11:31
And Terah took his son Abram, his grandson Lot son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai the wife of Abram, and they set out from Ur of the Chaldeans for the land of Canaan. But when they arrived in Haran, they settled there.
Genesis 17:5
No longer will you be called Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
Isaiah 51:2
Look to Abraham your father, and to Sarah who gave you birth. When I called him, he was but one; then I blessed him and multiplied him.
Acts 7:2–4
And Stephen declared: “Brothers and fathers, listen to me! The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham while he was still in Mesopotamia, before he lived in Haran,
Genesis 12:1–2
Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you.
Isaiah 41:8–9
“But you, O Israel, My servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, descendant of Abraham My friend—
Genesis 15:7
The LORD also told him, “I am the LORD, who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.”
Joshua 24:2–3
And Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your fathers, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor, lived beyond the Euphrates and worshiped other gods.
Deuteronomy 10:15
Yet the LORD has set His affection on your fathers and loved them. And He has chosen you, their descendants after them, above all the peoples, even to this day.

People

Abraham: Patriarch, chosen by God to father His people

Places

Chaldea: Ancient Mesopotamian empire; known for astrology and wisdom Ur: The hometown of Abraham in Mesopotamia

Glossary

Book of Nehemiah Ur (Place)

Topics

Abraham: Called Abraham Abraham: Divine Call of Abraham: Lives in Ur, but Removes to Haran Abraham: Piety of Election: Abram God: Faithfulness of Predestination in the Covenant with Abraham to Have Posterity Public Prayer: Jeshua Sin: Confession of Thankfulness: To God of the Levites Ur: Abraham's Native Place: Abraham Leaves

Nehemiah 9:7

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