Genesis 17:1-27 CSB

[1] When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to him, saying, "I am God Almighty. Live in my presence and be blameless. [2] I will set up my covenant between me and you, and I will multiply you greatly." [3] Then Abram fell facedown and God spoke with him: [4] "As for me, here is my covenant with you: You will become the father of many nations. [5] Your name will no longer be Abram; your name will be Abraham, for I will make you the father of many nations. [6] I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you. [7] I will confirm my covenant that is between me and you and your future offspring throughout their generations. It is a permanent covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you. [8] And to you and your future offspring I will give the land where you are residing-all the land of Canaan-as a permanent possession, and I will be their God." [9] God also said to Abraham, "As for you, you and your offspring after you throughout their generations are to keep my covenant. [10] This is my covenant between me and you and your offspring after you, which you are to keep: Every one of your males must be circumcised. [11] You must circumcise the flesh of your foreskin to serve as a sign of the covenant between me and you. [12] Throughout your generations, every male among you is to be circumcised at eight days old-every male born in your household or purchased from any foreigner and not your offspring. [13] Whether born in your household or purchased, he must be circumcised. My covenant will be marked in your flesh as a permanent covenant. [14] If any male is not circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin, that man will be cut off from his people; he has broken my covenant." [15] God said to Abraham, "As for your wife Sarai, do not call her Sarai, for Sarah will be her name. [16] I will bless her; indeed, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she will produce nations; kings of peoples will come from her." [17] Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, "Can a child be born to a hundred-year-old man? Can Sarah, a ninety-year-old woman, give birth?" [18] So Abraham said to God, "If only Ishmael were acceptable to you!" [19] But God said, "No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm my covenant with him as a permanent covenant for his future offspring. [20] As for Ishmael, I have heard you. I will certainly bless him; I will make him fruitful and will multiply him greatly. He will father twelve tribal leaders, and I will make him into a great nation. [21] But I will confirm my covenant with Isaac, whom Sarah will bear to you at this time next year." [22] When he finished talking with him, God withdrew from Abraham. [23] So Abraham took his son Ishmael and those born in his household or purchased-every male among the members of Abraham's household-and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin on that very day, just as God had said to him. [24] Abraham was ninety-nine years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised, [25] and his son Ishmael was thirteen years old when the flesh of his foreskin was circumcised. [26] On that very day Abraham and his son Ishmael were circumcised. [27] And all the men of his household-whether born in his household or purchased from a foreigner-were circumcised with him.