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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to Jewish teaching, what did God promise by changing Abram’s name to Abraham?
A
to save Abraham’s son
B
to help Abraham build a temple
C
to guide Abraham to Canaan
D
to protect Abraham’s descendants
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -God makes a covenant with Abraham by sacrifice. The boundaries of the land which God would give to Abraham and his seed are defined. That in this seed all nations would be blessed. The promise was confirmed by an oath from God.

Detailed explanation-2: -On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram and said, “To your descendants I give this land, from the Wadi of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates – the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hittites, Perizzites, Rephaites, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites and Jebusites."

Detailed explanation-3: -No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham: To encourage Abram’s faith in the promise of descendants through Sarai, God changed Abram’s name from Abram (father of many) to Abraham (father of many nations).

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