Genesis 15:8-17

Genesis 15:8-17

[8] And he said,  Lord  whereby  shall I know  that I shall inherit it?  [9] And he said  unto him, Take  me an heifer  of three years old,  and a she goat  of three years old,  and a ram  of three years old,  and a turtledove,  and a young pigeon.  [10] And he took  unto him all these, and divided  them in the midst,  and laid  each  piece  one against  another:  but the birds  divided  he not. [11] And when the fowls  came down  upon the carcases,  Abram  drove them away.  [12] And when the sun  was going down,  a deep sleep  fell  upon Abram;  and, lo, an horror  of great  darkness  fell  [13] And he said  unto Abram,  Know  that thy seed  shall be a stranger  in a land  that is not theirs, and shall serve  them; and they shall afflict  them four  hundred  years;  [14] And also that nation,  whom they shall serve,  will I judge:  and afterward  shall they come out  with great  substance.  [15] And thou shalt go  to thy fathers  in peace;  thou shalt be buried  in a good  old age.  [16] But in the fourth  generation  they shall come hither  again:  for the iniquity  of the Amorites  is not yet  full.  [17] And it came to pass, that, when the sun  went down,  and it was dark,  behold a smoking  furnace,  and a burning  lamp  that passed  between  those pieces.