Genesis 15:12
And when the shemesh was going down, a tardemah fell upon Avram; and, hinei, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
11And when the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Avram drove them away.
Cross References
Genesis 2:21And Hashem Elohim caused a tardemah (deep sleep) to fall upon the adam, and he slept; and He took from one of his tzalelot (sides, ribs), and closed up the basar in the place thereof;
Job 4:13In thoughts from the chezyonot lailah, 1 when tardemah (deep sleep) falleth on anashim, 1
Psalms 4:3O ye Bnei Ish, 1 how long will ye turn my kavod into shame? 1 How long will ye love delusion, 1 and seek kazav (lie, falsehood)? Selah 1
Acts 9:8And Rav Sha'ul got up from the ground, and, though his eyes were open, he was seeing nothing. And leading him by the hand, they brought him 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 →