And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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Gill's Exposition
And he said unto Abram,.... While he was in a deep sleep; this he said to him in a vision of prophecy:
know of a surety, or "in knowing thou shall or mayest know" (n); and be assured of it, being…
- The Faith of Abram 1. דבר dābār, “a word, a thing;” the word being the sign of the thing. 2. אדני 'ǎdonāy, “Adonai, the Lord;” related: “bring down, lay down.” This is the name usually read in…
Adam Clarke
A deep sleep - תרדמה tardemah, the same word which is used to express the sleep into which Adam was cast, previous to the formation of Eve; Gen 2:21.
A horror of great darkness - Which God designed to…
We have here a full and particular discovery made to Abram of God's purposes concerning his seed. Observe,
I. The time when God came to him with this discovery: When the sun was going down, or…
Cambridge Bible
a deep sleep See note on the same word in Gen 2:21. LXX ἔκστασις.
an horror of great darkness fell Lit. "an horror, even great darkness was falling." A vivid description of the sensation of terror,…
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