Genesis 15:16

But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

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Interpretation

A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light.

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This thought runs through Genesis 15:12-16.

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Glossary

Amorites People: Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.