A moment in scripture
Genesis 15:13
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And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety 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;
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The surrounding passage
- 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.
- Genesis 15:14
And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
- Genesis 15:15
And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.