World English Bible
Genesis 15:16
“In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.”
Verse in context — Genesis 15
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I will also judge that nation, whom they will serve. Afterward they will come out with great wealth,
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but you will go to your fathers in peace. You will be buried in a good old age.
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In the fourth generation they will come here again, for the iniquity of the Amorite is not yet full.
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It came to pass that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold, a smoking furnace, and a flaming torch passed between these pieces.
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In that day Yahweh made a covenant with Abram, saying, "To your seed I have given this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river, the river Euphrates:
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The book of beginnings, describing creation, humanity’s fall, God’s promises, and the patriarchs (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph).
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