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Genesis 15:14-16
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
Genesis 15:14-16
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
14 But I will bring judgment on that nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with great possessions.(A)
15 And you shall go to your fathers in peace; you shall be buried at a good old (hoary) age.
16 And in the [a]fourth generation they [your descendants] shall come back here [to Canaan] again, for the iniquity of the [b]Amorites is not yet full and complete.(B)
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- Genesis 15:16 This prophecy was literally fulfilled. Moses, for example, who led the Israelites back to Canaan after their 400 years in Egypt, was “in the fourth generation” from Jacob—Levi, Kohath, Amram, Moses.
- Genesis 15:16 The most important and powerful group of that region. The name “Amorite” later became virtually synonymous with that of the inhabitants of Canaan generally.
Genesis 15:14-16
New International Version
Genesis 15:14-16
New International Version
14 But I will punish the nation they serve as slaves, and afterward they will come out(A) with great possessions.(B) 15 You, however, will go to your ancestors(C) in peace and be buried at a good old age.(D) 16 In the fourth generation(E) your descendants will come back here,(F) for the sin of the Amorites(G) has not yet reached its full measure.”
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