Genesis 15:12

And it was sunset, and sleep fell upon Abram: and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

Targum Onkelos

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 the fowl descended upon the divisions, and Abram drave them away.

13And He said unto Abram, Knowing thou shalt know that thy sons will be sojourners (or aliens) in a land not theirs, and they will serve among them; and they will afflict them four hundred years.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:21And the Lord God threw a sleep upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and filled with flesh in place thereof;

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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