1883 Haydock Douay Rheims Bible
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| Genesis 15:18 | *That day God made a covenant with Abram, saying: To thy seed will I give this land, from the river of Egypt even to the great river Euphrates. Genesis 12:7.; Genesis 13:15.; Genesis 26:4.; Deuteronomy 34:4.; 2 Paralipomenon 9:26.; 1 Kings 4:20.; 3 Kings 4:24.; and 3 Kings 4:21. | Of Egypt, a branch of the Nile, not far from Pelusium. This was to be the southern limit, and the Euphrates the northern; the two other boundaries are given, Numbers 34. --- Perhaps Solomon's empire extended so far. At least, the Jews would have enjoyed these territories, if they had been faithful. (Menochius) |