Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram. And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
A Conservative Version
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In Context
11And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
Cross References
Genesis 2:21And LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept. And [God] took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in place of it.
Job 4:13In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
Psalms 4:3But know that LORD has set apart for himself him who is holy. LORD will hear when I call to him.
Acts 9:8And Saul arose from the ground. And when his eyes were opened, he saw no man. But they brought him into Damascus, leading him by the hand.
Matthew Henry on Genesis 15:8-12
7 And he said unto him, I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it. 8 And he said, Lord God , whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it? 9 And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon. 10 And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not. 11 And when the fowls… Read the whole commentary →