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class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17#h=146:0-147:0"><span class="altsize">9-14</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Sarai renamed Sarah <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17#h=147:0-148:0"><span class="altsize">15-17</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li><li class="L2"><p>Son Isaac promised <span class="altsize">(</span><a class="outlineItem" href="/en/wol/b/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17#h=148:0-150:0"><span class="altsize">18-27</span></a><span class="altsize">)</span></p></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-1" data-section-citation="001017001001017001"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:1</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-117"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p584" data-pid="584">Or “blameless.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1068" data-pid="1068" class="se"></p> <p id="p1069" data-pid="1069" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1403/0"><em>Bible Questions Answered,</em> article 125</a></p> <p id="p1070" data-pid="1070" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1404/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 77-78,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1405/0"> 817</a></p> <p id="p1071" data-pid="1071" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p278" data-pid="278" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/276/0">ijwbq article 125;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/276/2"> it-1 77-78,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/276/4"> 817;</a></p> <p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="sx"></p> <p id="p315" data-pid="315" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/313/0">w74 727;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/313/2"> ad 54;</a><span class="ni"> g66 6/22 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/313/4"> w61 551;</a><span class="ni"> ns 75,</span><span class="ni"> 92;</span><span class="ni"> w46 102;</span><span class="ni"> tf 33;</span><span class="ni"> w42 232</span></p> <p id="p316" data-pid="316" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-2" data-section-citation="001017002001017002"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:2</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/377" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-378"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:18; Ps 105:8-11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-378" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-378" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/378" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-379"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 22:17; De 1:10; Heb 11:11, 12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-379" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-379" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p316" data-pid="316" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/314/0">w74 727;</a><span class="ni"> ns 75;</span><span class="ni"> w33 157</span></p> <p id="p317" data-pid="317" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-4" data-section-citation="001017004001017004"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:4</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/379" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-380"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ps 105:9-11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-380" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-380" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/380" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-381"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 13:16; Ro 4:17</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-381" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-381" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-5" data-section-citation="001017005001017005"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:5</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-118"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p585" data-pid="585">Meaning “Father Is High (Exalted).”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-119"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p586" data-pid="586">Meaning “Father of a Crowd (Multitude); Father of Many.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1071" data-pid="1071" class="se"></p> <p id="p1072" data-pid="1072" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1406/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 31</a></p> <p id="p1073" data-pid="1073" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1407/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 473</a></p> <div id="p1074" data-pid="1074"><p data-pid="1074" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1408/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1074" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1408/0">2/1/2009, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p1075" data-pid="1075" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p279" data-pid="279" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/277/0">it-1 31;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/277/2"> it-2 473;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/277/4"> w09 2/1 13;</a></p> <p id="p280" data-pid="280" class="sx"></p> <p id="p317" data-pid="317" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/315/0">ad 24,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/315/1"> 1206;</a><span class="ni"> im 188;</span><span class="ni"> ns 75;</span><span class="ni"> w34 29;</span><span class="ni"> jh 137</span></p> <p id="p318" data-pid="318" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-6" data-section-citation="001017006001017006"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:6</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/381" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-382"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 35:10, 11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-382" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-382" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1075" data-pid="1075" class="se"></p> <p id="p1076" data-pid="1076" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1409/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 473</a></p> <p id="p1077" data-pid="1077" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p280" data-pid="280" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/278/0">it-2 473;</a></p> <p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="sx"></p> <p id="p318" data-pid="318" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/316/0">po 87,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/316/2"> 90;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/316/4"> ad 1206;</a><span class="ni"> g65 8/8 6;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/316/6"> w60 621;</a><span class="ni"> sw 11</span></p> <p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-7" data-section-citation="001017007001017007"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:7</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-120"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p587" data-pid="587">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-121"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p588" data-pid="588">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/382" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-383"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 1:72, 73</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-383" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-383" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1077" data-pid="1077" class="se"></p> <p id="p1078" data-pid="1078" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1410/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 522</a></p> <p id="p1079" data-pid="1079" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p281" data-pid="281" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/279/0">it-1 522;</a></p> <p id="p282" data-pid="282" class="sx"></p> <p id="p319" data-pid="319" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/317/0">w80 7/1 31</a></p> <p id="p320" data-pid="320" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-8" data-section-citation="001017008001017008"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:8</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-122"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p589" data-pid="589">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/383" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-384"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 6:4; Heb 11:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-384" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-384" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/384" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-385"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">De 14:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-385" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-385" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1079" data-pid="1079" class="se"></p> <p id="p1080" data-pid="1080" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1411/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 72</a></p> <div id="p1081" data-pid="1081"><p data-pid="1081" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1412/0"><em>Awake!,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1081" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1412/0">5/2012, pp. 17-18</a></p> </div><p id="p1082" data-pid="1082" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p282" data-pid="282" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/280/0">it-1 72;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/280/2"> g 5/12 17-18;</a></p> <p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="sx"></p> <p id="p320" data-pid="320" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/318/0">g73 8/22 28-29</a></p> <p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-9" data-section-citation="001017009001017009"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:9</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-123"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p590" data-pid="590">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p321" data-pid="321" class="sx"><span class="ni">w44 343</span></p> <p id="p322" data-pid="322" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-10" data-section-citation="001017010001017010"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:10</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-124"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p591" data-pid="591">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/385" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-386"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 21:4; Ro 2:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-386" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-386" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1082" data-pid="1082" class="se"></p> <p id="p1083" data-pid="1083" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1413/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 523</a></p> <p id="p1084" data-pid="1084" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p283" data-pid="283" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/281/0">it-1 523;</a></p> <p id="p284" data-pid="284" class="sx"></p> <p id="p322" data-pid="322" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/320/0">w71 441-442;</a><span class="ni"> g65 12/22 27;</span><span class="ni"> w39 85</span></p> <p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-11" data-section-citation="001017011001017011"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:11</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/386" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-387"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 7:8; Ro 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-387" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-387" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1084" data-pid="1084" class="se"></p> <div id="p1085" data-pid="1085"><p data-pid="1085" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1414/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1085" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1414/0">6/1/2007, pp. 12-13</a></p> </div><p id="p1086" data-pid="1086" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1415/0"><em>“All Scripture,”</em> p. 18</a></p> <p id="p1087" data-pid="1087" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p284" data-pid="284" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/282/0">w07 6/1 12;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/282/2"> si 18;</a></p> <p id="p285" data-pid="285" class="sx"></p> <p id="p323" data-pid="323" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/321/0">w71 441-442;</a><span class="ni"> g65 12/22 27</span></p> <p id="p324" data-pid="324" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-12" data-section-citation="001017012001017012"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:12</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-125"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p592" data-pid="592">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/387" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-388"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Lu 2:21</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-388" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-388" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p324" data-pid="324" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/322/0">w75 135;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/322/2"> w71 441-442,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/322/5"> 446</a></p> <p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-13" data-section-citation="001017013001017013"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:13</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/388" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-389"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ex 12:44</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-389" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-389" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p325" data-pid="325" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/323/0">w71 441-442,</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/323/3"> 446</a></p> <p id="p326" data-pid="326" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-14" data-section-citation="001017014001017014"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:14</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-126"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p593" data-pid="593">Or “soul.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-127"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p594" data-pid="594">Or “put to death.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p326" data-pid="326" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/324/0">w75 416;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/324/3"> w71 441-442</a></p> <p id="p327" data-pid="327" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-15" data-section-citation="001017015001017015"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:15</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-128"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p595" data-pid="595">Possibly meaning “Contentious.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-129"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p596" data-pid="596">Meaning “Princess.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/389" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-390"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 11:29</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-390" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-390" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1087" data-pid="1087" class="se"></p> <div id="p1088" data-pid="1088"><p data-pid="1088" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1416/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1088" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1416/0">No. 5 2017, p. 14</a></p> </div><div id="p1089" data-pid="1089"><p data-pid="1089" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1417/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1089" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1417/0">2/1/2009, p. 13</a></p> </div><p id="p1090" data-pid="1090" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p285" data-pid="285" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/283/0">wp17.5 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/283/3"> w09 2/1 13;</a></p> <p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="sx"></p> <p id="p327" data-pid="327" class="sx"><span class="ni">im 188;</span><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p328" data-pid="328" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-16" data-section-citation="001017016001017016"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:16</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/390" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-391"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 18:10</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-391" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-391" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1090" data-pid="1090" class="se"></p> <div id="p1091" data-pid="1091"><p data-pid="1091" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1418/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1091" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1418/0">No. 5 2017, p. 14</a></p> </div><p id="p1092" data-pid="1092" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p286" data-pid="286" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/284/0">wp17.5 14;</a></p> <p id="p287" data-pid="287" class="sx"></p> <p id="p328" data-pid="328" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/326/0">po 100;</a><span class="ni"> im 188;</span><span class="ni"> ns 76;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/326/4"> w60 621;</a><span class="ni"> sw 11</span></p> <p id="p329" data-pid="329" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-17" data-section-citation="001017017001017017"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:17</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/391" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-392"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 18:12</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-392" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-392" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/392" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-393"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ro 4:19; Heb 11:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-393" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-393" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1092" data-pid="1092" class="se"></p> <p id="p1093" data-pid="1093" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1419/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 208</a></p> <div id="p1094" data-pid="1094"><p data-pid="1094" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1420/0"><em>The Watchtower</em> (Public)<em>,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1094" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1420/0">No. 5 2017, p. 14</a></p> </div><div id="p1095" data-pid="1095"><p data-pid="1095" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1421/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1095" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1421/0">7/1/1989, p. 21</a></p> </div><p id="p1096" data-pid="1096" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p287" data-pid="287" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/285/0">it-2 208;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/285/2"> wp17.5 14;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/285/4"> w89 7/1 21;</a></p> <p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="sx"></p> <p id="p329" data-pid="329" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/327/0">po 87;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/327/2"> ad 1033;</a><span class="ni"> g65 11/8 28;</span><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p330" data-pid="330" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-18" data-section-citation="001017018001017018"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:18</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/393" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-394"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-394" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-394" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1096" data-pid="1096" class="se"></p> <p id="p1097" data-pid="1097" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1422/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> p. 1225</a></p> <p id="p1098" data-pid="1098" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p288" data-pid="288" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/286/0">it-1 1225</a></p> <p id="p289" data-pid="289" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-19" data-section-citation="001017019001017019"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:19</span></h3><div class="group footnote"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Footnotes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-130"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p597" data-pid="597">Meaning “Laughter.”</p> </span></li><li class="item footnote" data-extract-id="verseFootnote-131"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">*</span></span><span class="scalableui"><p id="p598" data-pid="598">Lit., “seed.”</p> </span></li></ul></div><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/394" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-395"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Mt 1:2</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-395" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-395" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/395" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-396"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:24</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-396" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-396" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1098" data-pid="1098" class="se"></p> <div id="p1099" data-pid="1099"><p data-pid="1099" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1423/0"><em>The Watchtower,</em></a></p><p data-pid="1099" class="sk"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1423/0">2/1/2009, pp. 13-14</a></p> </div><p id="p1100" data-pid="1100" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p289" data-pid="289" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/287/0">w09 2/1 13-14;</a></p> <p id="p290" data-pid="290" class="sx"></p> <p id="p330" data-pid="330" class="sx"><span class="ni">im 189;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/328/1"> w64 413;</a><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p331" data-pid="331" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-20" data-section-citation="001017020001017020"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:20</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/396" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-397"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:10; 21:13, 18; 25:13-16; 1Ch 1:29-31</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-397" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-397" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-rsg" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Research Guide</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p1100" data-pid="1100" class="se"></p> <p id="p1101" data-pid="1101" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1424/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 1<em>,</em> pp. 1225-1226</a></p> <p id="p1102" data-pid="1102" class="su"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1204390/1425/0"><em>Insight,</em> Volume 2<em>,</em> p. 520</a></p> <p id="p1103" data-pid="1103" class="se"></p> </span></li><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p290" data-pid="290" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/288/0">it-1 1225-1226;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200270001/288/3"> it-2 520;</a></p> <p id="p291" data-pid="291" class="sx"></p> <p id="p331" data-pid="331" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/329/0">w81 4/1 26;</a><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/329/2"> ad 1239;</a><span class="ni"> ms 396;</span><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/329/4"> w63 742</a></p> <p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-21" data-section-citation="001017021001017021"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:21</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/397" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-398"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 26:3; Heb 11:8, 9</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-398" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-398" class="extract"></div></div></li><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/398" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-399"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 18:10, 14; 21:1</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-399" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-399" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p332" data-pid="332" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/330/0">w63 742;</a><span class="ni"> ns 76</span></p> <p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-23" data-section-citation="001017023001017023"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:23</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/399" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-400"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 17:13</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-400" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-400" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p333" data-pid="333" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/331/0">w71 446</a></p> <p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-24" data-section-citation="001017024001017024"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:24</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/400" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-401"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ac 7:8; Ro 4:11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-401" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-401" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p334" data-pid="334" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/332/0">w71 441</a></p> <p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-25" data-section-citation="001017025001017025"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:25</span></h3><div class="group marginal"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Marginal References</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item collapsible marginal marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/401" data-extract-id="verseMarginal-402"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="scalableui">+</span></span><span class="icon"></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 16:16</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-402" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="verseMarginal-402" class="extract"></div></div></li></ul></div></div><div class="section" data-key="1-17-27" data-section-citation="001017027001017027"><h3 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Genesis 17:27</span></h3><div class="group index collapsible collapsed"><div class="header"><span class="marker"><span class="icon"></span></span><span class="icon"></span><h4 class="title"><span class="scalableui">Indexes</span></h4></div><ul class="content"><li class="item ref-dx" data-extract-id=""><div class="subtitle">Publications Index</div><span class="scalableui"><p id="p335" data-pid="335" class="sx"><a href="/en/wol/pc/r1/lp-e/1200020001/333/0">w71 446;</a><span class="ni"> w44 343</span></p> <p id="p336" data-pid="336" class="sx"></p> </span></li></ul></div></div> </div> <div id="studyParallel" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section"> <h3 class="title">Parallel Translations</h3> <div class="helpText">Click a verse number to display parallel Bible verses.</div> <div class="parallel"> <div class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div> <div class="extract"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="studyMarginals" class="studyPane tabContent"> <div class="section marginalsGeneral"><h3 class="title"><span class="sectionIcon"></span><span class="scalableui">General</span></h3><div class="content categorizedMarginal"><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/377/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-378-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 17:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 15:18; Ps 105:8-11</span></span></div><div class="content"><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-378-1" class="loading hidden"><span class="icon"></span></div><div data-extract-target-id="categorizedMarginal-378-1" class="extract"></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div class="item collapsible marginalExpander collapsed" data-src="/en/wol/marginalreference/r1/lp-e/nwtsty/1/17/378/1" data-extract-id="categorizedMarginal-379-1"><div class="header"><span class="icon"></span><span class="source"><span class="scalableui">Gen. 17:2</span></span><span class="marginal title"><span class="scalableui">Ge 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Almighty. Walk before me and prove yourself faultless.<a id="footnotesource117" data-fnid="117" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/116">*</a> </span><span id="v1-17-2-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/399" class="vl vx vp">2 </a>I will establish my covenant between me and you,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/377" data-bid="378-1" class="b">+</a> and I will multiply you very, very much.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/378" data-bid="379-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p144" data-pid="144" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-3-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/400" class="vl vp">3 </a>At this Aʹbram fell facedown, and God continued to speak with him, saying: </span><span id="v1-17-4-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/401" class="vl vp">4 </a>“As for me, look! my covenant is with you,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/379" data-bid="380-1" class="b">+</a> and you will certainly become a father of many nations.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/380" data-bid="381-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-5-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/402" class="vl vx vp">5 </a>Your name will no longer be Aʹbram;<a id="footnotesource118" data-fnid="118" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/117">*</a> your name will become Abraham,<a id="footnotesource119" data-fnid="119" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/118">*</a> for I will make you a father of many nations. </span><span id="v1-17-6-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/403" class="vl vx vp">6 </a>I will make you very, very fruitful and will make you become nations, and kings will come from you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/381" data-bid="382-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p145" data-pid="145" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-7-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/404" class="vl vx vp">7 </a>“And I will keep my covenant between me and you<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/382" data-bid="383-1" class="b">+</a> and your offspring<a id="footnotesource120" data-fnid="120" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/119">*</a> after you throughout their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring<a id="footnotesource121" data-fnid="121" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/120">*</a> after you. </span><span id="v1-17-8-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/405" class="vl vx vp">8 </a>And I will give to you and to your offspring<a id="footnotesource122" data-fnid="122" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/121">*</a> after you the land in which you lived as a foreigner<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/383" data-bid="384-1" class="b">+</a>—the entire land of Caʹnaan—for a lasting possession, and I will be their God.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/384" data-bid="385-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p146" data-pid="146" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-9-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/406" class="vl vx vp">9 </a>God said further to Abraham: “As for you, you are to keep my covenant, you and your offspring<a id="footnotesource123" data-fnid="123" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/122">*</a> after you throughout their generations. </span><span id="v1-17-10-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/407" class="vl vx vp">10 </a>This is my covenant between me and you, that you and your offspring<a id="footnotesource124" data-fnid="124" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/123">*</a> after you will keep: Every male among you must get circumcised.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/385" data-bid="386-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-11-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/408" class="vl vx vp">11 </a>You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskins, and it will serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/386" data-bid="387-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-12-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/409" class="vl vx vp">12 </a>Throughout your generations, every male among you eight days old must be circumcised,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/387" data-bid="388-1" class="b">+</a> anyone who is born in the house and anyone who is not one of your offspring<a id="footnotesource125" data-fnid="125" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/124">*</a> and who was purchased with money from a foreigner. </span><span id="v1-17-13-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/410" class="vl vx vp">13 </a>Every man born in your house and every man purchased with your money must be circumcised,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/388" data-bid="389-1" class="b">+</a> and my covenant in your flesh must serve as a lasting covenant. </span><span id="v1-17-14-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/411" class="vl vx vp">14 </a>If any uncircumcised male will not circumcise the flesh of his foreskin, that person<a id="footnotesource126" data-fnid="126" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/125">*</a> must be cut off<a id="footnotesource127" data-fnid="127" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/126">*</a> from his people. He has broken my covenant.”</span></p> <p id="p147" data-pid="147" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-15-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/412" class="vl vx vp">15 </a>Then God said to Abraham: “As for your wife Sarʹai,<a id="footnotesource128" data-fnid="128" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/127">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/389" data-bid="390-1" class="b">+</a> you must not call her Sarʹai, because Sarah<a id="footnotesource129" data-fnid="129" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/128">*</a> will become her name. </span><span id="v1-17-16-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/413" class="vl vx vp">16 </a>I will bless her and also give you a son by her;<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/390" data-bid="391-1" class="b">+</a> I will bless her and she will become nations; kings of peoples will come from her.” </span><span id="v1-17-17-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/414" class="vl vx vp">17 </a>At this Abraham fell facedown and began to laugh and to say in his heart:<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/391" data-bid="392-1" class="b">+</a> “Will a man 100 years old have a child born to him, and will Sarah, a woman 90 years old, give birth?”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/392" data-bid="393-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p148" data-pid="148" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-18-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/415" class="vl vx vp">18 </a>So Abraham said to the true God: “O that Ishʹma·el might live before you!”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/393" data-bid="394-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-19-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/416" class="vl vx vp">19 </a>To this God said: “Your wife Sarah will definitely bear you a son, and you must name him Isaac.<a id="footnotesource130" data-fnid="130" class="fn pr" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/129">*</a><a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/394" data-bid="395-1" class="b">+</a> And I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant to his offspring<a id="footnotesource131" data-fnid="131" class="fn" href="/en/wol/fn/r1/lp-e/1001070105/130">*</a> after him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/395" data-bid="396-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-20-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/417" class="vl vx vp">20 </a>But as regards Ishʹma·el, I have heard you. Look! I will bless him and will make him fruitful and will multiply him very, very much. He will produce 12 chieftains, and I will make him become a great nation.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/396" data-bid="397-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-21-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/418" class="vl vx vp">21 </a>However, I will establish my covenant with Isaac,<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/397" data-bid="398-1" class="b">+</a> whom Sarah will bear to you at this appointed time next year.”<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/398" data-bid="399-1" class="b">+</a></span></p> <p id="p149" data-pid="149" class="sb"><span id="v1-17-22-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/419" class="vl vp">22 </a>When God finished speaking with him, he went up from Abraham. </span><span id="v1-17-23-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/420" class="vl vx vp">23 </a>Abraham then took Ishʹma·el his son and all the men born in his house and everyone he had purchased with money, every male in the household of Abraham, and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskins on that very day, just as God had spoken with him.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/399" data-bid="400-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-24-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/421" class="vl vx vp">24 </a>Abraham was 99 years old when he had the flesh of his foreskin circumcised.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/400" data-bid="401-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-25-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/422" class="vl vp">25 </a>And Ishʹma·el his son was 13 years old when he had the flesh of his foreskin circumcised.<a href="/en/wol/bc/r1/lp-e/1001070105/401" data-bid="402-1" class="b">+</a> </span><span id="v1-17-26-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/423" class="vl vp">26 </a>On that very day, Abraham was circumcised and also his son Ishʹma·el. </span><span id="v1-17-27-1" class="v"><a href="/en/wol/dx/r1/lp-e/1001070105/424" class="vl vx vp">27 </a>All the men of his 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