Lux Domini
But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.

What does Genesis 15:16 mean?

A deep sleep fell upon Abram; with this sleep a horror of great darkness fell upon him: a sudden change. The children of light do not always walk in the light.

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Keep this verse inside Genesis 15:12-16 and alongside a few nearby related passages.

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Amorites People

Highlanders, or hillmen, the name given to the descendants of one of the sons of Canaan ( Gen. 14:7 ), called Amurra or Amurri in the Assyrian and Egyptian inscriptions.