1. When Abram was 99 years old, the Lord appeared to him and said, “I am the Almighty God. Obey me and always do what is right.
2. I will make my covenant with you and give you many descendants.”
3. Abram bowed down with his face touching the ground, and God said,
4. “I make this covenant with you: I promise that you will be the ancestor of many nations.
5. Your name will no longer be Abram, but Abraham, because I am making you the ancestor of many nations.
6. I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.
7. “I will keep my promise to you and to your descendants in future generations as an everlasting covenant. I will be your God and the God of your descendants.