abraham promised him a child to love and worship.
A firepot and a torch passed between Abram's sacrifices after he had questioned God about His promises because by passing between the halves of the sacrifices, God was swearing a covenant oath with Abram, solemnly promising that the land would be his.
He changed his name to Abraham and the name means "Father of many nations"
God gave Abram the Land. This was the first covenant. The second was circumcision. Sorry for the mistake, esp, with God`s word.
You can find it in the book of Genesis. (Gen. 11) God calls upon Abram because he obeys God and will become one of God's favorite people. God tells Abram to do something, and he will do it. He almost sacrifices his own son! Later, God changes Abram's name to Abraham.
In the Bible, God changed the names of several individuals, including Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel, and Simon to Peter. These name changes were often accompanied by a new identity or blessing signifying a change in the individual's role or relationship with God.
Hanford Abram Edson has written: 'The church, God's building'
Sarai's problem was that she was unable to conceive a child, which caused her emotional distress and led her to offer her maid, Hagar, to bear a child with her husband, Abram, in order to fulfill God's promise of descendants.
Abram
According to tradition, the young Abram first thought of the existence of One God at the age of three years old, in 1809 BCE.
It is not explicitly mentioned in the Bible whether Terah, Abram's father, believed in God. However, Terah's family was from a region known for idol worship, so it is likely that he may have been influenced by these beliefs. It was Abram who later became the patriarch of monotheistic faith in God.
That He would make of him a great nation.
This is the Promise God made to father Abraham - the land of Canaan:Genesis 12:1New King James Version (NKJV) Genesis 12Promises to Abram1 Now the LORD had said to Abram:"Get out of your country,From your familyAnd from your father's house,To a land that I will show you.