Holy Scripture
Genesis 15:17
A church father on this verse
“Abraham thought, "Perhaps these kings will destroy each other, or other peoples might rise up and destroy them and empty out the land for us. Perhaps my seed will become strong and will go and slay its inhabitants and possess it, or maybe the land will swallow [its inhabitants] because of their deeds. Perhaps the [inh…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
17And when the sun was about to set, there was a flame, and behold a smoking furnace and lamps of fire, which passed between these divided pieces.
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15But thou shalt depart to thy fathers in peace, nourished in a good old age.
16And in the fourth generation they shall return hither, for the sins of the Amorites are not yet filled up, even until now.
— Genesis 15:17 —
18In that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, To thy seed I will give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river Euphrates.
19The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,