# Abraham, Abram

## Facts

Abraham was the person that God chose to start the family that would grow into the people known as the Israelites. 

* God promised Abraham that he would have many descendants and that they would become a great nation.
* God made his covenant with Abraham and promised to uphold it with his descendants forever.
* Abraham believed God and obeyed him. 
* Abraham's name was originally "Abram," but God changed it to Abraham.
* Abram means, "exalted father," and Abraham means, "father of many."