Genesis 15:12

KJV1611 – Modern English

And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him.

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  • Gen 2:21 : 21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs and closed up the flesh in its place.
  • Job 33:15 : 15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
  • Dan 10:8-9 : 8 Therefore I was left alone and saw this great vision, and there remained no strength in me; for my vigor was turned to frailty in me, and I retained no strength. 9 Yet I heard the sound of his words; and when I heard the sound of his words, I was in a deep sleep on my face, with my face toward the ground.
  • Acts 9:8-9 : 8 And Saul arose from the ground; and when his eyes were opened, he saw no one: but they led him by the hand and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.
  • Acts 20:9 : 9 And in a window sat a certain young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep. As Paul continued speaking, he was overcome by sleep and fell down from the third story and was taken up dead.
  • Ps 4:3-5 : 3 But know that the LORD has set apart him that is godly for himself: the LORD will hear when I call to him. 4 Stand in awe, and do not sin: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.
  • 1 Sam 26:12 : 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they departed, and no man saw it or knew it or awoke, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.
  • Job 4:13-14 : 13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men, 14 Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.

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

    18 On the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, To your descendants have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:

  • Gen 15:11
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    11 And when birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, Abram drove them away.

  • Gen 12:9-11
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    9 And Abram journeyed, continuing toward the south.

    10 And there was a famine in the land: and Abram went down into Egypt to stay there; for the famine was severe in the land.

    11 And it came to pass, when he was about to enter Egypt, that he said to Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that you are a beautiful woman to look upon:

  • Job 33:15
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    15 In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

  • Gen 15:1-2
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    1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.

    2 And Abram said, Lord GOD, what will You give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?

  • Gen 17:3
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    3 And Abram fell on his face, and God talked with him, saying,

  • Gen 15:13
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    13 And He said to Abram, Know certainly that your offspring shall be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

  • Job 4:13
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    13 In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,

  • Gen 12:14
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    14 And it came to pass, that, when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very beautiful.

  • Joel 3:15
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    15 The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

  • Gen 12:6-7
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    6 And Abram passed through the land to the place of Shechem, to the oak of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then in the land.

    7 And the LORD appeared to Abram, and said, To your descendants will I give this land: and there he built an altar to the LORD, who appeared to him.

  • Job 3:5
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    5 Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let blackness of the day terrify it.

  • Isa 8:22
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    22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, the gloom of anguish; and they shall be driven into darkness.

  • Judg 19:14
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    14 So they passed on and went their way, and the sun went down upon them when they were near Gibeah, which belongs to Benjamin.

  • Job 24:17
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    17 For the morning is to them even as the shadow of death; if one knows them, they are in the terrors of the shadow of death.

  • Exod 10:21-22
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    21 And the LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, a darkness which may be felt.

    22 And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days.

  • Job 10:22
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    22 A land of darkness, like darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

  • Gen 12:1
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    1 Now the LORD had said to Abram, Get yourself out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father's house, to a land that I will show you:

  • Gen 12:17
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    17 And the LORD plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of Sarai, Abram's wife.

  • Gen 18:1
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    1 And the LORD appeared to him in the plains of Mamre, and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day.

  • Mark 15:33
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    33 And when the sixth hour came, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

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    13 And one who had escaped came and told Abram the Hebrew, for he lived by the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and they were allies with Abram.

  • Gen 20:11
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    11 And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife's sake.

  • Gen 14:15
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    15 And he divided his forces against them by night, he and his servants, and attacked them, and pursued them unto Hobah, which is north of Damascus.

  • Gen 28:11
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    11 And he came upon a certain place, and stayed there all night, because the sun had set; and he took one of the stones of that place, and put it for his pillow, and lay down in that place to sleep.

  • Gen 15:5
    66%

    5 And he brought him outside, and said, Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to number them: and he said to him, So shall your offspring be.

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