Verse 12
Abram. Put to sleep so that he should have no part in it, and that the Covenant should be unconditional, in which "God was the one" and only contracting party (Galatians 1:3 , Galatians 1:20 ). Compare Genesis 15:17 . Contrast "both", Genesis 21:27 .
lo. Figure of speech Asterismos. See App-6 .
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