Prophecy of Israel's bondage

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Ge 15:7: And he said unto him, I am the LORD that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee this land to inherit it.
Ge 15:8: And he said, Lord GOD, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Ge 15:9: And he said unto him, Take me an heifer of three years old, and a she goat of three years old, and a ram of three years old, and a turtledove, and a young pigeon.
Ge 15:10: And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.
Ge 15:11: And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Ge 15:12: And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
Ge 15:13: 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;
Ge 15:14: And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judGe and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
Ge 15:15: And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Ge 15:16: But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Ge 15:17: 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.