Genesis 15:11

When vultures flew down on the carcasses, Abram frightened them off.

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In The King James Version

And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.

In Context

10So Abram took and killed the three animals. Then he cut them in half, and placed each half opposite the other. However, he didn't cut the birds in half.

12As the sun went down, a deep sleep came over Abram, and at the same time a dense and terrifying darkness fell on him.

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Cross References

Psalms 119:13I repeat out loud your instructions.

Ezekiel 17:7But there was another great eagle that had large wings and many feathers. This vine sent out its roots toward him. It stretched out its branches to him from where it had been planted, wanting him to water it.

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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