8. But he [Abram] said, Lord God, by what shall I know that I shall inherit it?
9. And He said to him, Bring to Me a heifer three years old, a she-goat three years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
10. And he brought Him all these and cut them down the middle [into halves] and laid each half opposite the other; but the birds he did not divide.
11. And when the birds of prey swooped down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.
12. When the sun was setting, a deep sleep overcame Abram, and a horror (a terror, a shuddering fear) of great darkness assailed and oppressed him.
13. And [God] said to Abram, Know positively that your descendants will be strangers dwelling as temporary residents in a land that is not theirs [Egypt], and they will be slaves there and will be afflicted and oppressed for 400 years. [Fulfilled in Exod. 12:40.]
14. But I will bring judgment on that nation whom they will serve, and afterward they will come out with great possessions. [Acts 7:6, 7.]