Bereshit 15 – One Prophecy or Two/2

Chronology of the Covenant Between the Pieces

Exegetical Approaches

Two Events

Chapter 15 comprises two distinct prophecies.  The vision described in 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 recounts a separate prophecy 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.