וַיְהִ֣י אַבְרָ֔ם בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וְתֵ֣שַׁע שָׁנִ֑ים וַיֵּרָ֨א יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־אַבְרָ֗ם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ אֲנִי־אֵ֣ל שַׁדַּ֔י הִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לְפָנַ֖י וֶהְיֵ֥ה תָמִֽים׃
Ketika Abram berumur sembilan puluh sembilan tahun, Yang Mahakekal menampakkan diri kepada Abram dan berfirman kepadanya: “Akulah Allah Yang Mahakuasa. Berjalanlah di hadapan-Ku dan jadilah sempurna.
The Midrash of Philo
Why when he was ninety and nine years old does the sacred writer say, "The Lord God appeared to him and said, I am the Lord thy God?" (Genesis 17:1).
On the Change of Names
[1] “Abraham became ninety-nine years old and the Lord was seen by Abraham and said to him, ‘I am thy God’ ” (Gen. 17:1). Nine plus ninety is next neighbour to a hundred, the number irradiated by the self-taught nature Isaac who is joy, the best of the good emotions. For Isaac is born to Abraham when a hundred years old.
The Midrash of Philo
What is the meaning of, "Do thou please me, and keep thyself from stain, and I will make my treaty between me and thee, and I will multiply thee exceedingly?" (Genesis 17:1).