Genesis 15:12

And about sunset a trance fell upon Abram, and lo! a great gloomy terror falls upon him.

Updated Brenton Septuagint

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 birds came down upon the bodies, even upon the divided parts of them, and Abram sat down by them.

13And it was said to Abram, Thou shalt surely know that thy seed shall be a sojourner in a land not their own, and they shall enslave them, and afflict them, and humble them four hundred years.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:21And God brought a trance upon Adam, and he slept, and he took one of his ribs, and filled up the flesh instead thereof.

Job 4:13But as when terror falls upon men, 1 With dread and a sound in the night, 1

Psalms 4:3O ye sons of men, how long will ye be slow of heart? 1 Wherefore do ye love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause. 1

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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