1. When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am God Almighty. Obey me and do what is right.
2. I will make an agreement between us, and I will make you the ancestor of many people.”
3. Then Abram bowed facedown on the ground. God said to him,
4. “I am making my agreement with you: I will make you the father of many nations.
5. I am changing your name from Abram to Abraham because I am making you a father of many nations.