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Genesis 15:16 KJV

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

Genesis 15:16, King James Version

In context

15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.

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

17 And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces.

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Cross-references

  • 1 Kings 21:26 And he did very abominably in following idols, according to all things as did the Amorites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of Israel.
  • Daniel 8:23 And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.
  • Matthew 23:32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
  • Exodus 12:40 Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.