In the mystical realm of Hebron, during a pivotal night of celestial prophecy, Abram was granted a vision of divine grandeur. The LORD’s voice rang out through the darkened sky, promising Abram a boundless lineage as numerous as the stars and a future rich with blessings. Yet, amid this celestial affirmation, Abram’s heart grappled with doubt over his childless state and the fate of his household. The LORD reassured him with a startling revelation of a future marked by trials and triumphs—foretelling a sojourn of servitude and eventual liberation, with a solemn promise of justice and return.
As darkness deepened, the dramatic tension escalated when Abram was engulfed in a profound vision of fire and smoke, as a divine furnace and burning lamp passed between the sacrificial pieces, sealing a celestial covenant. This awe-inspiring spectacle affirmed the LORD’s commitment, delineating the boundaries of the land promised to Abram’s descendants and commanding him to walk steadfastly before the divine presence. In the climactic resolution, Abram offered his sacrifices, which were devoured by divine fire, enacting a sacred renewal of the covenant—a binding promise that echoed the ancient oaths made to Noah. This moment marked the dawn of a new era, forever immortalizing Abram’s legacy and divine favor in a ritual of eternal significance.
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Genesis
49%
Jasher
5%
Jubilees
46%
Exposition
Jubilee: 42
Year: 2033
Month: 3
Day: 1
YHWH assures Abram
Genesis 15:1
Jasher 16:20
Jubilees 14:1
Rising Action
Abram asks why he has no heir
Genesis 15:2-3
Jubilees 14:2
YHWH promises Abram will have a son
Genesis 15:4-7
Jubilees 14:3-7
Abram asks YHWH for a sign
Genesis 15:8
Jubilees 14:8
YHWH instructs Abram to make a sacrifice
Genesis 15:9-11
Jubilees 14:9-12
Climax
Abram dreams about his descendants being slaves in Egypt
Genesis 15:12-15
Jubilees 14:13-15
A prophecy concerning the Amorites
Genesis 15:16
Jubilees 14:16
Falling Action
A smoking furnace passes between the sacrifice
Genesis 15:17
Jubilees 14:17
Resolution
YHWH promises land to Abram
Genesis 15:18-21
Jasher 16:21
Jubilees 14:18-20
Jubilee: 42
Year: 2033
Month: 3
Day: 1
YHWH assures Abram
Genesis 15:1
1 After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
Jasher 16:20
20 At that time the Lord again appeared to Abram in Hebron, and he said to him, Do not fear, thy reward is very great before me, for I will not leave thee, until I shall have multiplied thee, and blessed thee and made thy seed like the stars in heaven, which cannot be measured nor numbered.
Jubilees 14:1
1 After these things, in the fourth year of this week, on the new moon of the third month, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a dream, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram; I am thy defender, and thy reward will be exceeding great.’
Abram asks why he has no heir
Genesis 15:2-3
2 And Abram said, LORD God, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go childless, and the steward of my house is this Eliezer of Damascus?
3 And Abram said, Behold, to me thou hast given no seed: and, lo, one born in my house is mine heir.
Jubilees 14:2
2 And he said: ‘Lord, Lord, what wilt thou give me, seeing I go hence childless, and the son of Maseq, the son of my handmaid, is the Dammasek Eliezer: he will be my heir, and to me thou hast given no seed.’
YHWH promises Abram will have a son
Genesis 15:4-7
4 And, behold, the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, This shall not be thine heir; but he that shall come forth out of thine own bowels shall be thine heir.
5 And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.
6 And he believed in the LORD; and he counted it to him for righteousness.
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.
Jubilees 14:3-7
3 And he said unto him: ‘This (man) will not be thy heir, but one that will come out of thine own bowels; he will be thine heir.’
4 And He brought him forth abroad, and said unto him: ‘Look toward heaven and number the stars if thou art able to number them.’
5 And he looked toward heaven, and beheld the stars. And He said unto him: ‘So shall thy seed be.’
6 And he believed in the Lord, and it was counted to him for righteousness.
7 And He said unto him: ‘I am the Lord that brought thee out of Ur of the Chaldees, to give thee the land of the Canaanites to possess it for ever; and I will be God unto thee and to thy seed after thee.’
Day: 15
Abram asks YHWH for a sign
Genesis 15:8
8 And he said, LORD God, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit it?
Jubilees 14:8
8 And he said: ‘Lord, Lord, whereby shall I know that I shall inherit (it)?’
YHWH instructs Abram to make a sacrifice
Genesis 15:9
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.
Jubilees 14:9
9 And He said unto him: ‘Take Me an heifer of three years, and a goat of three years, and a sheep of three years, and a turtle-dove, and a pigeon.’
Jubilees 14:10
10 And he took all these in the middle of the month and he dwelt at the oak of Mamre, which is near Hebron.
Genesis 15:10-11
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.
11 And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
Jubilees 14:11-12
11 And he built there an altar, and sacrificed all these; and he poured their blood upon the altar, and divided them in the midst, and laid them over against each other; but the birds divided he not.
12 And birds came down upon the pieces, and Abram drove them away, and did not suffer the birds to touch them.
Day: 16
Abram dreams about his descendants being slaves in Egypt
Genesis 15:12-15
12 And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.
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;
14 And also that nation, whom they shall serve, will I judge: and afterward shall they come out with great substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age.
Jubilees 14:13-15
13 And it came to pass, when the sun had set, that an ecstasy fell upon Abram, and lo! an horror of great darkness fell upon him, and it was said unto Abram: ‘Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land (that is) not theirs, and they shall bring them into bondage, and afflict them four hundred years.
14 And the nation also to whom they will be in bondage will I judge, and after that they shall come forth thence with much substance.
15 And thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace, and be buried in a good old age.
A prophecy concerning the Amorites
Genesis 15:16
16 But in the fourth generation they shall come hither again: for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.
Jubilees 14:16
16 But in the fourth generation they shall return hither; for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full.’
Day: 17
A smoking furnace passes between the sacrifice
Genesis 15:17
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.
Jubilees 14:17
17 And he awoke from his sleep, and he arose, and the sun had set; and there was a flame, and behold! a furnace was smoking, and a flame of fire passed between the pieces.
YHWH promises land to Abram
Genesis 15:18-21
18 In the same day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
19 The Kenites, and the Kenizzites, and the Kadmonites,
20 And the Hittites, and the Perizzites, and the Rephaims,
21 And the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Jasher 16:21
21 And I will give unto thy seed all these lands that thou seest with thine eyes, to them will I give them for an inheritance forever, only be strong and do not fear, walk before me and be perfect.
Jubilees 14:18
18 And on that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying: ‘To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates, the Kenites, the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Perizzites, and the Rephaim, the Phakorites, and the Hivites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Girgashites, and the Jebusites.
Jubilees 14:19-20
19 And the day passed, and Abram offered the pieces, and the birds, and their fruit offerings, and their drink offerings, and the fire devoured them.
20 And on that day we made a covenant with Abram, according as we had covenanted with Noah in this month; and Abram renewed the festival and ordinance for himself for ever.
