Genesis 15:16-18
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
16 But in the fourth generation they shall return hither: for as yet the iniquities of the Amorrhites are not at the full until this present time.
17 And when the sun was set, there arose a dark mist, and there appeared a smoking furnace and a lamp of fire passing between those divisions.
18 That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt even to the great river Euphrates.
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Genesis 15:16-18
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16 In the fourth generation(A) your descendants will come back here,(B) for the sin of the Amorites(C) has not yet reached its full measure.”
17 When the sun had set and darkness had fallen, a smoking firepot with a blazing torch(D) appeared and passed between the pieces.(E) 18 On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram(F) and said, “To your descendants I give this land,(G) from the Wadi[a] of Egypt(H) to the great river, the Euphrates(I)—
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