Genesis 12:2 Douay-Rheims

And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.

Adam Clarke

1762–1832 Methodist

I will make of thee a great nation - i.e., The Jewish people; and make thy name great, alluding to the change of his name from Abram, a high father, to Abraham, the father of a multitude.

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1832 · Genesis 12:2

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.

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