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Abram / Abraham אַבְרָהָם / אַבְרָם
Today we will look at two forms of our word. The first one is the original name that comes from the root word אָב father with the word רָם exalted added to give us אַבְרָם Abram, whose name means exalted father. It is used 61 times in the Old Testament. The second form has an ending attached to the name אַבְרָהָם Abraham. It is used 174 times in the Old Testament. This ending means populous, so the root exalted father becomes populous father, father of a multitude, or chief of a multitude. This is exactly what God says it means when he changes Abram’s name. Genesis 17:5 No longer will you be…
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