Verse 12
12. When the sun was going down Hebrews, was about to go down . All day long had Abram been busy selecting the victims, slaying them, and placing them in order . See introductory note to the chapter . Now night comes on again, and a deep sleep fell upon Abram A profound slumber, like that which fell on Adam when Jehovah God would take one of his ribs . Genesis 2:21. This sleep was superinduced by divine agency, and is called in the Sept . an ecstasy . It doubtless served a special purpose in conveying or impressing the word of God upon his soul .
And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell upon him Both the horror and the darkness seem to have been a deepening effect of the manner of the vision . The language used cannot legitimately mean that “when he awoke he was terrified by the dense darkness which surrounded him . ” Kalisch. The horror and darkness were rather a part of the vision of his sleep.
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