Genesis 15:11
And birds came down upon the bodies, even upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
In Context
12And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.
Cross References
Ezekiel 17:7And there was another great eagle, with great wings and many claws: and, behold, this vine bent itself round toward him, and her roots were turned toward him, and she sent forth her branches toward him, that he might water her together with the growth of her plantation.
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 →