And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years; and also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall... Bible Against Slaveholders: Slaves Bought and Sold! - Page 17by Friend of freedom and the prepetuity of the union - 1849 - 8 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Yehudah Ashlag - 2009 - 405 pages
...(Genesis 15; 8)? What did the Creator reply? It is written, "And He said unto Abram: Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years." The literal meaning is hard to understand,... | |
 | Ilana Pardes - 2008 - 206 pages
...to exile and slavery. In the Covenant between the Parts, God tells Abraham, "Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years. . . . But in the fourth generation... | |
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