Genesis 15:15

And in the fourth generation they shall come hither again,.... The seed of Abram were in the land of Canaan before their descent into Egypt; and it is here predicted and promised, that they should…

- 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…

Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace - This verse strongly implies the immortality of the soul, and a state of separate existence. He was gathered to his fathers - introduced into the place where…

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…

go to thy fathers i.e. depart in death to join thy forefathers in the place of departed spirits, i.e. Sheôl. Cf. Gen 47:30, "when I sleep with my fathers"; Gen 49:33, "was gathered unto his people."

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