An horror of great darkness] lit. 'a terror, even great darkness,' preceding the wondrous sight of Genesis 15:17.

13. Abraham is given a glimpse of the fortunes of his descendants. A land that is not theirs] i.e. Egypt. Centuries must elapse before the family of Abraham had grown into a nation fit to take possession of Canaan. Much of this time was to be spent in Egypt, where trials and afflictions would discipline them to become the consecrated nation who were to preserve the knowledge of Jehovah.

Four hundred years] see on Exodus 12:40. The four generations of Genesis 16:16 taken in agreement with this v. must mean periods of a hundred years each, but there are no data by which we. can verify or correct the figures.

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