Genesis 15:11
The birds of prey came down on the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.
World English Bible Classic
In The King James Version
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
In Context
12When the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell on Abram. Now terror and great darkness fell on him.
Cross References
Psalms 119:13With my lips, I have declared all the ordinances of your mouth.
Ezekiel 17:7“‘“There was also another great eagle with great wings and many feathers. Behold, this vine bent its roots toward him, and shot out its branches toward him, from the ground where it was planted, that he might 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 →