Genesis 15:16 — Four generations later, your descendants will return here and take this land, b… — CEV | maBible

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16 Four generations later, your descendants will return here and take this land, because only then will the people who live here be so sinful that they deserve to be punished.

Passage themes

The delay before returning — in the fourth generation they shall come hither again
The Amorites dispossessed — for the iniquity of the Amorites
The measure of sin — is not yet full

Notes and references

Four generations later: This may refer to the “400 years” of verses 13-15.
people who live here: The Hebrew text has “Amorites,” a name sometimes used of the people who lived in Palestine before the Israelites.

Did you know?

Un nom né d'un combat Le nom « Israël » naît dans la Genèse. Après avoir lutté avec Dieu toute une nuit, Jacob reçoit ce nouveau nom qui signifie « il a lutté avec Dieu » (Genèse 32:28). Un peuple entier portera le nom de cet homme transformé.

About this book

Author: Moïse · Written: XVe – XIIIe siècle av. J.-C. · Reading time: ≈ 3h30 · Characters: Adam, Ève, Noé, Abraham (Abram), Sara (Saraï), Isaac, Jacob (Israël), Joseph

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