Bereshit 15 – One Prophecy or Two/2
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Chronology of the Covenant Between the Pieces
Exegetical Approaches
Two Events
Chapter 15 comprises two distinct prophecies. The vision of the first six verses of the chapter is in chronological order and took place after the battle of the five kings while the rest of the chapter is a separate event which happened earlier when Avraham was 70.
400 or 430 years ? The motivation for this approach is
One Event
The events of the entire chapter are connected and took place at one time. This position subdivides regarding when these occurred:
Chronological
The whole chapter is found in its chronological place, after the war of the 5 kings.
Achronological
The entire chapter is written out of order and occurred when Avraham was 70.