Genesis 15:12

Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep came on Abram, and a dark cloud of fear.

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In The King James Version

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

In Context

11And evil birds came down on the bodies, but Abram sent them away.

13And he said to Abram, Truly, your seed will be living in a land which is not theirs, as servants to a people who will be cruel to them for four hundred years;

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Cross References

Genesis 2:21And the Lord God sent a deep sleep on the man, and took one of the bones from his side while he was sleeping, joining up the flesh again in its place:

Job 4:13In troubled thoughts from visions of the night, when deep sleep comes on men,

Psalms 4:3\4:2\O you sons of men, how long will you go on turning my glory into shame? how long will you give your love to foolish things, going after what is false? (Selah.)

Acts 9:8And Saul got up from the earth, and when his eyes were open, he saw nothing; and he was guided by the hand into Damascus.

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 →

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