A moment in scripture
Genesis 15:10
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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.
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The surrounding passage
- Genesis 15:8
And he said, Lord God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
- Genesis 15:9
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.
- Genesis 15:11
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
- Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.