2009-07-14T10:27:57-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/names/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Gen.17.5&version=NIV 2009-07-14T10:27:57-05:00 When God called Abraham to serve Him, it wasn't just a change of lifestyle or career--it was a call for Abraham to completely transform His identify around faith in God. In this passage, God gives Abram a new name, a new identity, and an amazing promise: that Abram (now Abraham) would go on to be the father of an entire nation.