Genesis 15:9
And the Lord answered, and said: Take me a cow of three years old, and a she goat of three years, and a ram of three years, a turtle also, and a pigeon.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
8But he said: Lord God, whereby may I know that I shall possess it?
Cross References
Genesis 22:13Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw behind his back a ram amongst the briers sticking fast by the horns, which he took and offered for a holocaust instead of his son.
Leviticus 1:10And if the offering be of the hocks, a holocaust of sheep or of goats, he shall offer a male without blemish:
Leviticus 3:1And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offerings, and he will offer of the herd, whether male or female, he shall offer them without blemish before the Lord.
Leviticus 9:2Take of the herd a calf for sin, and a ram for a holocaust, both without blemish, and offer them before the Lord.
Leviticus 12:8And if her hand find not sufficiency, and she is not able to offer a lamb, she shall take two turtles, or two young pigeons, one for a holocaust, and another for sin: and the priest shall pray for her, and so she shall be cleansed.
Leviticus 14:30And he shall offer a turtle, or young pigeon,
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 →