1. When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him. The Lord said, “I am God All-Powerful. Obey me and do what is right.
2. I will make an agreement between us. 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. This is because I am making you a father of many nations.