Genesis 15:11
And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
In Context
12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.
Cross References
Psalms 119:13With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
Ezekiel 17:7And there was another eagle with great wings and thick feathers: and now this vine, pushing out its roots to him, sent out its branches in his direction from the bed where it was planted, so that he might give it water.
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 →