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Abraham » Canaan given to
And Jehovah will say to Abram, Go for thyself from thy land, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, to the land which I will shew thee.
And Jehovah shall be seen to Abram, and will say, To thy seed will I give this land, and he will build there an altar to Jehovah, being seen to him.
And he will say to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee from Ur of the Chaldees to give thee this land to inherit it. And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. read more.
And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces. In that day Jehovah cut out a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed gave I this land from the river of Egypt, to the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites; The Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims; And the Amorites and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces. In that day Jehovah cut out a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed gave I this land from the river of Egypt, to the great river, the river Euphrates: The Kenites and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites; The Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims; And the Amorites and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Son of man, they inhabiting these wastes upon the land of Israel say, saying, Abraham was one, and he will inherit the land: and we are many; the land was given to us for a possession.
Afflictions » God determines the continuance of
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance.
Covenant » Of men with men » Ratified » By offering a sacrifice
And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. read more.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And I gave the men passing by my covenant who raised not up the words of the covenant which they cut out before me, the calf which they cut in two, and they will pass through between its parts. The chiefs of Judah, and the chiefs of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land passing between the parts of the calf.
The Covenant » Made with » Abraham
Ye are sons of the prophets, and of the covenant which God set with our fathers, saying to Abraham, And in thy seed shall all families of earth be praised.
And he will say to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee from Ur of the Chaldees to give thee this land to inherit it. And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. read more.
And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces. In that day Jehovah cut out a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed gave I this land from the river of Egypt, to the great river, the river Euphrates:
And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces. In that day Jehovah cut out a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed gave I this land from the river of Egypt, to the great river, the river Euphrates:
And I will give my covenant between me and between thee, and I will multiply thee with might exceedingly. And Abram will fall upon his face, and God will speak to him, saying, I, behold my covenant with thee, thou being father of a multitude of nations. read more.
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee. And I made thee fruitful with might exceedingly, and I gave thee for nations, and kings shall come forth from thee. And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee. And I gave to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings with all the land of Canaan for an eternal possession; and I was God to them. And God will say to Abraham, Thou shalt watch my covenant., thou, and thy seed after thee to their generations. This my covenant which ye shall watch between me and beween you, and between thy seed after thee; every male among you to be circumcised. And ye circumcised the flesh of your uncircumcision; and it was for a sign of the covenant between me and between you. And the son of eight days shall be circumcised, every male of your generations being born in the house, and he bought with silver, from every son of the stranger which is not of thy seed. He shall be circumcised with circumcising, he being born in thy house, and bought with thy silver: and my covenant was in your flesh for an eternal covenant And the uncircumcised male which shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his uncircumcision, and that soul shall be cut off from its people: he broke my covenant
And thy name shall no more be called Abram, and thy name shall be Abraham, for the father of a multitude of nations have I given thee. And I made thee fruitful with might exceedingly, and I gave thee for nations, and kings shall come forth from thee. And I set up my covenant between me and between thee, and between thy seed after thee to their generations for a covenant of eternity; to be a God to thee and to thy seed after thee. And I gave to thee and to thy seed after thee, the land of thy sojournings with all the land of Canaan for an eternal possession; and I was God to them. And God will say to Abraham, Thou shalt watch my covenant., thou, and thy seed after thee to their generations. This my covenant which ye shall watch between me and beween you, and between thy seed after thee; every male among you to be circumcised. And ye circumcised the flesh of your uncircumcision; and it was for a sign of the covenant between me and between you. And the son of eight days shall be circumcised, every male of your generations being born in the house, and he bought with silver, from every son of the stranger which is not of thy seed. He shall be circumcised with circumcising, he being born in thy house, and bought with thy silver: and my covenant was in your flesh for an eternal covenant And the uncircumcised male which shall not be circumcised in the flesh of his uncircumcision, and that soul shall be cut off from its people: he broke my covenant
To do mercy with our fathers, and to remember his holy covenant: The oath which he sware to Abraham our father, To give to us, fearlessly, delivered from the hands of our enemies, read more.
To serve him in sanctity and justice before him all the days of our life.
To serve him in sanctity and justice before him all the days of our life.
And to Abraham were the promises spoken, and to his seed. He says not, And to seeds, as to many; but as to one: And to thy seed, who is Christ.
Covenants » Made by passing between the pieces of the divided sacrifices
And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. read more.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And I gave the men passing by my covenant who raised not up the words of the covenant which they cut out before me, the calf which they cut in two, and they will pass through between its parts. The chiefs of Judah, and the chiefs of Jerusalem, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land passing between the parts of the calf.
Egypt » Prophecies against
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance.
Behold, the days coming, says Jehovah, and I reviewed over all the circumcised with the uncircumcised; Over Egypt and over Judah and over Edom, and over the sons of Ammon, and over Moab, and over all cut off of the extremity dwelling in the desert: for all the nations being uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel uncircumcised of heart
And he passed through the sea of straits, and he struck the waves in the sea, and all the depths of the river dried up; and the pride of Assur was brought down, and the rod of Egypt shall depart
This said Jehovah, The labor of Egypt and the gain of Cush, and of the Sabeans, men of measure, shall pass over upon thee, and to thee shall they be: after thee shall they come in fetters: they shall pass over and to thee shall they worship and supplicate to thee, Surely God is in thee, and none yet: no God.
In that time spake Jehovah by the hand of Isaiah, son of Amos, saying, Go loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and thou shalt draw off the shoe from thy foot And he will do so, going naked and barefoot And Jehovah will say, As my servant Isaiah went naked and barefoot three years, a sign and miracle upon Egypt and upon Cush: Thus shall the king of Assur lead the captivity of Egypt, and the exile of Cush, boys and old men naked and barefoot, and buttocks uncovered, the nakedness of Egypt read more.
And they were dismayed and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And he inhabiting this island said in that day, Behold, thus our expectation, where we fled there for help to be delivered from the face of the king of Assur: and how shall we escape?
And they were dismayed and ashamed of Cush their expectation, and of Egypt their glory. And he inhabiting this island said in that day, Behold, thus our expectation, where we fled there for help to be delivered from the face of the king of Assur: and how shall we escape?
And the word of Jehovah will be to Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, Take in thy hand great stones, and hide them in the mortar in the brick kiln, which is in the entrance of the house of Pharaoh in Tahpanhes, before the eyes of the men of Judah, And say to them, Thus said Jehovah of armies, God of Israel, Behold me sending and I took Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel, my servant, and I set his throne from above these stones which I hid; and he spread his tapestry upon them. read more.
And coming and smiting the land of Egypt, whom for death to death, and whom for captivity to captivity, and whom for the sword to the sword. And I kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he burnt them and carried them away captive: and he covered himself with the land of Egypt as the shepherd will cover himself with his garment; and he will go forth from thence in peace. And he brake the pillars of the house of the sun which is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the Gods of Egypt he shall burn in fire.
And coming and smiting the land of Egypt, whom for death to death, and whom for captivity to captivity, and whom for the sword to the sword. And I kindled a fire in the houses of the gods of Egypt, and he burnt them and carried them away captive: and he covered himself with the land of Egypt as the shepherd will cover himself with his garment; and he will go forth from thence in peace. And he brake the pillars of the house of the sun which is in the land of Egypt; and the houses of the Gods of Egypt he shall burn in fire.
Thus said Jehovah, Behold me giving Pharaoh-Hophra, king of Egypt, into the hand of his enemies, seeking his soul; as I gave Zedekiah king of Judah into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babel, his enemy, and seeking his soul.
The sacrifices of my gifts they will sacrifice flesh, and they will eat; Jehovah delighted not in them; now will he remember their iniquity, and he will review their sins: they shall turn back to Egypt
Hasten and come all ye nations from round about, and be ye gathered together: there lead down, O Jehovah, thy strong ones.
Egypt » History of israel in » Their sojourn in it, foretold
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
Israel » Prophecies » Concerning
And Jehovah will say to her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two peoples shall be separated from thy belly: and a people shall be strong above a people, and the great shall serve the small.
And by thy sword shalt thou live and shalt serve thy brother: and it shall be when thou shalt wander about and thou shalt break his yoke from thy neck.
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
And he will bring him forth without, and will say, Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to count them: and he will say to him, So shall be thy seed.
And God will give to thee from the dew of the heavens, and from the fatness of the earth, and a multiude of corn and new wine. And nations shall serve thee, and peoples shall bow down to thee; be lord over thy brother, and thy mother's sons shall bow down to thee: cursed he cursing thee, and blessed he praising thee.
And I will increase thy seed as the stars of the heavens, and I will give to thy seed all these lands: and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be praised.
And his father will refuse and will say, I knew my son, I knew: this also shall be into a people, and this also shall be great: and yet his brother the small, shall be great more than he, and his seed shall be a fulness of nations.
Israel » Living » Egypt » 430 years
And God spake thus, That his seed shall be dwelling in a strange land; and it shall subjugate them, and inflict evil four hundred years.
And I say this, the covenant confirmed before by God in Christ, the law, having been after four hundred and thirty years, does not annul, to neglect the promise.
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
And the dwelling of the sons of Israel which they dwelt in Egypt, was thirty years and four hundred years. And it will be from the end of thirty years and four hundred years, in this self-same day all the armies of Jehovah will go forth out of the land of Egypt
Israel » Prophecy » Captivity » In egypt
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance.
And God spake thus, That his seed shall be dwelling in a strange land; and it shall subjugate them, and inflict evil four hundred years. And the nation which they serve will I judge, said God: and after these shall they go out, and shall serve me in this place.
Sacrifices » The covenants of God confirmed by
And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. read more.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And he will send forth young men sons of Israel, and they will bring up burnt-offerings, and they will sacrifice sacrifices of peace to Jehovah of bullocks. And Moses will take half of the blood, and put in basins; and half the blood he sprinkled upon the altar. And he will take the book of the covenant and read in the ears of the people: and they will say, All which Jehovah spake we will do, and we will heed. read more.
And Moses will take the blood, and sprinkle upon the people, and will say, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah made with you concerning all these words.
And Moses will take the blood, and sprinkle upon the people, and will say, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah made with you concerning all these words.
For every command spoken according to law by Moses, to all the people, having taken the blood of calves and he-goats, with water, and scarlet wool, and hyssop, and also the book, and he sprinkled all the people, Saying, This the blood of the covenant which God enjoined to you.
Sign » Asked for by, and given to » Abraham
And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not read more.
And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
Time » Computed by » Years
And there will be a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David will seek the face of Jehovah. And Jehovah will say, For Saul and for the house of bloods, because he killed the Gibeonites.
In one year to the kingdom, I Daniel understood by books the number of years which the word of Jehovah was to Jeremiah the prophet, to fill up for the desolations of Jerusalem seventy years.
And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years.
Vision » Of abraham » Concerning his descendants
After these words, the word of Jehovah was to Abram in a vision, saying, Thou shalt not fear, Abram: I a shield to thee, thy reward great exceedingly. And Abram will say, My Lord Jehovah, what wilt thou give to me, and I going childless, and the son of Masek in my house, he Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram will say, Behold, to me thou gavest no seed, and behold the son of my house shall inherit me. read more.
And behold, the word of Jehovah was to him, saying, This shall not inherit thee, for truly he who shall come forth from thy bowels shall inherit thee. And he will bring him forth without, and will say, Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to count them: and he will say to him, So shall be thy seed. And he believed in Jehovah; and it shall be reckoned to him justice. And he will say to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee from Ur of the Chaldees to give thee this land to inherit it. And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.
And behold, the word of Jehovah was to him, saying, This shall not inherit thee, for truly he who shall come forth from thy bowels shall inherit thee. And he will bring him forth without, and will say, Now look to the heavens and count the stars, if thou shalt be able to count them: and he will say to him, So shall be thy seed. And he believed in Jehovah; and it shall be reckoned to him justice. And he will say to him, I am Jehovah who brought thee from Ur of the Chaldees to give thee this land to inherit it. And he will say, My Lord Jehovah, how shall I know that I shall inherit it? And he will say to him, Take to me a heifer of three, and a goat of three, and a ram of three, and a turtle dove, and a young pigeon. And he will take to him all these, and he will divide them, asunder in the midst, and will put each of its parts divided, opposite its companion: and the birds he divided not And the birds will come down upon the dead carcases, and Abram will drive them together. And the sun shall be going down, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and behold terror and great darkness fell upon him. And he will say to Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in the land not to them; and they shall serve them and they shall humble them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they shall serve, I will judge, and after this they shall come forth with great substance. And thou shalt go to thy fathers in tranquillity; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. And the fourth generation they shall turn back hither: for the crime of the Amorite has not been completed till now. And the sun shall be going down, and it was thick darkness, and behold a furnace of smoke and a lamp of fire that passed over between these pieces.